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Perfect Witness

(1989)

October 28, 1989 1h 43m
72%
TMDB Score

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.

Robert Mandel

Director

Top Billed Cast

BD

Brian Dennehy

James Falcon

AQ

Aidan Quinn

Samuel De Valera Paxton

SC

Stockard Channing

Liz Sapperstein

DL

Delroy Lindo

Berger

LH

Laura Harrington

Jeanie Paxton

JG

Joe Grifasi

Breeze

KP

Ken Pogue

Woods

MF

Markus Flanagan

Woods

DM

David Margulies

Rudnick

NL

Nial Lancaster

Danny Paxton