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Released
1989 · FILM

Perfect Witness

It took a mob to run the city -- and one man to put them away.

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Runtime
103 min
ThrillerCrimeDramaTV Movie

Synopsis

In this drama, an innocent man becomes entangled in a political power struggle after witnessing a mob killing. New York restaurant owner Sam Paxton (Aidan Quinn) reports the crime, but finds himself in a difficult position when overzealous attorneys (Brian Dennehy and Stockard Channing) pressure him to testify in court. As the mob begins threatening his family, Paxton must make an impossible choice: testify and risk his family's safety, or go to jail.

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Principal cast & crew: 20

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Craft leads on file

Edited by Wendy Greene BricmontShot by Lajos KoltaiScored by Brad FiedelDesigned by Richard Wilcox

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