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Perfect Witness: Directed by Robert Mandel. With Brian Dennehy, Aidan Quinn, Stockard Channing, Laura Harrington. A witness to a mob killing has second thoughts about testifying when he realizes his family might become a target.
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- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Robert Mandel
Perfect Witness is a 1989 American made-for-television thriller film directed by Robert Mandel and written by Terry Curtis Fox and Ron Hutchinson. The film stars Brian Dennehy, Aidan Quinn, Stockard Channing, Laura Harrington, Delroy Lindo and Joe Grifasi.
The sole witness to a mob hit is compelled to testify in a trial which could endanger the lives of him and his family.Top 5 Brian Dennehy TV Movies ︎ https:/...
Taking a break from running his restaurant, Sam Paxton (Aidan Quinn) goes to a local bar for a drink, where he witnesses a mob hit. Sam is the only one who reports the murder to police, but he is...
- Robert Mandel
- R
- Brian Dennehy
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.
This is the story of Sam Paxton (Aidan Quinn), who witnesses a mob killing, and rather than testify, he goes to prison. When released, he decides to finally testify, even though it means that he and his family will have to go into the Witness Protection Program, thereby disrupting their lives.
"Perfect Witness" is a typical journeyman HBO tv flick which tells of a small time restauranteur (Quinn) in NYC who witnesses a gangland hit, identifies the killer from mug shots but refuses to testify, and finds himself being squeezed by a US Attorney (Dennehy) and the mob with equal vigor.
