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6.4/10   2,777 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Robert Daley (novel)
Sidney Lumet (screenplay)
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Release Date:
16 May 1997 (USA) more
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Tagline:
In a city of nine million people is there room for one honest man?
Plot:
A newly elected District attorney finds himself in the middle of a police corruption investigation that may involve his father and his partner. full summary | add synopsis
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1 nomination more
User Comments:
Must see for any law student: more (16 total)

Cast

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Andy Garcia ... Sean Casey

Ian Holm ... Liam Casey

James Gandolfini ... Joey Allegretto

Lena Olin ... Peggy Lindstrom
Shiek Mahmud-Bey ... Jordan Washington

Colm Feore ... Elihu Harrison
Ron Leibman ... Morgenstern

Richard Dreyfuss ... Sam Vigoda

Dominic Chianese ... Judge Impelliteri
Paul Guilfoyle ... McGovern

Bonnie Rose ... Instructor
Norman Matlock ... Detective
Sidney Armus ... Judge

James Murtaugh ... Man in Asylum (as Jim Murtaugh)
Melba Martinez ... Legal Aid Attorney
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence and language.
Runtime:
114 min | USA:118 min (director's cut)
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Cameo: ['David Watkin']sleeping judge in the beginning of the film. This role is probably in jesting reference to Watkin's reputation for sleeping on his own sets between lighting setups. more
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References "Geraldo" (1987) more

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
Must see for any law student:, 12 November 2006
7/10
Author: maureenwheat from United States

The plot was predictable; what was VERY good is the realistic sour compromises that atty's make. that alone warrants this movie as MUST SEE for students. I went to St.Johns University (undergraduate legal education), as did Sean Casey (AndyGarcia) No punches were pulled there, and that was reflected in the protagonist effort to make ethical decisions. There was one line that summarizes so much: "...if you want clean hands, become a priest. The degree to which police, criminal attys, DA's and all parties with knowledge about a criminal action get ugly is very true. This hopefully will take the hot air out of many law students, puffed up with him or herself. Well done and accurate, even if predictable. The DEVIL is in the movie detail.

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