Perfect Witness

October. 28,1989      
Rating:
6
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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.

Brian Dennehy as  James Falcon
Aidan Quinn as  Sam Paxton
Stockard Channing as  Liz Sapperstein
Delroy Lindo as  Berger
Laura Harrington as  Jeanie Paxton
Joe Grifasi as  Breeze
Ken Pogue as  Woods
David Margulies as  Rudnick
James Greene as  Paddy O'Rourke
Colm Meaney as  Meagher

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