Movie Description In Sidney Lumet's NIGHT FALLS ON MANHATTAN, an ex-policeman who takes a job as a district attorney is forced to choose between upholding the law and protecting his family when his father--also a cop--is implicated on corruption charges.
| Credits | | Producer: | John H. Starke, Josh Kramer, Thom Mount | | Cast: | Colm Feore, Ian Holm, Ron Leibman |
| Details | | Edition: | Sensormatic |
Notes DVD Features:
Region 1 Encoding Keep Case - Sensormatic Widescreen Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Dolby Digital Surround - English Additional Release Material: Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Audio Commentary - 1. Sydney Lumet - Director Audio Commentary -2. Actors Andy Garcia and Ron Leibman - Stars, Josh Kramer and Thom Mount - Producers Interactive Features: Interactive Menus Scene Selection, Theatrical release: May 16, 1997.
Filmed on location in New York, Florida, and Georgia.
Editorial Reviews "...Compelling....It is a pleasure to watch a film-maker who treats law and ethics with the seriousness and intelligence they deserve..." Sight and Sound - p.51-2 - David Tse
"...The real thing: its maker's best since 1988's RUNNING ON EMPTY..." -- 3 1/2 out of 4 stars USA Today - p.1D - Mike Clark
"...Mr. Lumet's screenplay does a good job of articulating the disillusioning realities of careerism and crime. And he has an ear, as ever, for the disparate voices of the city..." New York Times - p.C3 - Janet Maslin
"...Quintessential Lumet....Lumet creates -- with warmth, wisdom and humor -- a vibrant world in which good and evil are in constant combat and in which possibilities in relationships between people are fluid and infinite..." Los Angeles Times - Kevin Thomas (05/16/1997)
"...[Lumet] shows how well he knows his way through moral mazes....In this film he finds performances that suggest just how tangled his characters are....NIGHT FALLS ON MANHATTAN is absorbing..." Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (05/16/1997)
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