Perfect Witness (1989)

Perfect Witness (1989)

It took a mob to run the city -- and one man to put them away. 1989-10-28 United States of America 103 Min. PG-13
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Overview

An innocent man is thrust into a political power struggle in this drama. After witnessing a mob killing, New York restaurant owner Sam Paxton (Aidan Quinn) reports the crime. Overzealous attorneys (Brian Dennehy and Stockard Channing) put pressure on Paxton to testify in court, but Paxton is in a tough spot when the mob starts threatening his family. Paxton now faces an impossible choice: testify and put his family at risk … or go to jail.

Cast

Brian Dennehy is James Falcon
James Falcon
Aidan Quinn is Sam Paxton
Sam Paxton
Stockard Channing is Liz Sapperstein
Liz Sapperstein
Delroy Lindo is Berger
Laura Harrington is Jeanie Paxton
Jeanie Paxton
Joe Grifasi is Breeze
Ken Pogue is Woods
Nial Lancaster is Danny Paxton
Danny Paxton
James Greene is Paddy O'Rourke
Paddy O'Rourke
Colm Meaney is Meagher
Tobin Bell is Dillon