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Night Falls on Manhattan is a 1996 American crime drama film written and directed by Sidney Lumet. Based on the novel Tainted Evidence by Robert Daley , the plot centers on a newly elected district attorney played by Andy García , who is eager to stamp out corruption within the New York City Police Department .
One night, he attends an after-work party hosted by publishing magnate Hobbs (Steven Berkoff), who has just purchased the newspaper. He is approached by socialite Caroline Crowley (Yvonne Strahovski), whom Porter recognizes from headlines regarding the death of her husband, Simon (Campbell Scott).
Night Falls on Manhattan is a 1996 American crime drama film written and directed by Sidney Lumet. Based on the novel Tainted Evidence by Robert Daley, the plot centers on a newly elected district attorney played by Andy García, who is eager to stamp out corruption within the New York City Police Department.
Night Falls on Manhattan: Directed by Sidney Lumet. With Andy Garcia, Ian Holm, James Gandolfini, Lena Olin. A newly elected District Attorney finds himself in the middle of a police corruption investigation that may involve his father and his partner.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Sidney Lumet
- 1997-05-16
New attorney Sean Casey (Andy Garcia), a former policeman, has been unexpectedly tapped to prosecute a case against drug dealer Jordan Washington (Shiek Mahmud-Bey). Washington's lawyer, Sam ...
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- Sidney Lumet
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- Andy Garcia
May 16, 1997 · “Night Falls on Manhattan” is based on a book by Robert Daley, a New York writer who specializes in the shadowlands between right and wrong. It is about characters who have held onto what values they could while dealing in a flawed world.
Night Falls on Manhattan with smooth cat Andy Garcia as a one-time policeman turned district attorney who is handed a case prosecuting the drug peddler who shot and injured his own policeman dad (Ian Holm) during the arrest. His superior, played by Ron Leibman, wants vengeance and publicity hand in hand.
