Perfect Witness (1989)
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.
- Released
- 1989-10-28
- Genres
- Thriller, Crime, Drama, TV Movie
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Robert Mandel
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 from 6 votes
Cast
- Brian Dennehy as James Falcon
- Aidan Quinn as Samuel De Valera Paxton
- Stockard Channing as Liz Sapperstein
- Delroy Lindo as Berger
- Laura Harrington as Jeanie Paxton
- Joe Grifasi as Breeze
- Ken Pogue as Woods
- Markus Flanagan as Woods
- David Margulies as Rudnick
- Nial Lancaster as Danny Paxton
- James Greene as Paddy O'Rourke
- Colm Meaney as Meagher