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Perfect Witness

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

Not Rated TV Movie Thriller

Starring: Brian Dennehy, Aidan Quinn, Stockard Channing, Delroy Lindo, Laura Harrington

Writer: Ron Hutchinson, Terry Curtis Fox

Release Date:
October 28, 1989
Ratings:
6.5 / 10
Director:
Robert Mandel
Companies:
HBO Films

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.