The Shadow's Edge
2025 · Action · Crime
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Film / 2019
Motherless Brooklyn
Directed by
Edward Norton
New York City, 1957. Lionel Essrog, a private detective living with Tourette syndrome, tries to solve the murder of his mentor and best friend, armed only with vague clues and the strength of his obsessive mind.
The story
New York City, 1957. Lionel Essrog, a private detective living with Tourette syndrome, tries to solve the murder of his mentor and best friend, armed only with vague clues and the strength of his obsessive mind.
Cast
Edward NortonLionel Essrog
Bruce WillisFrank Minna
Gugu Mbatha-RawLaura Rose
Alec BaldwinMoses Randolph
Willem DafoePaul Randolph
Bobby CannavaleTony Vermonte
Cherry JonesGabby Horowitz
Michael Kenneth WilliamsTrumpet Man
Leslie MannJulia Minna
Ethan SupleeGilbert Coney
Dallas RobertsDanny Fantl
Josh PaisWilliam Lieberman
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Robert WisdomBilly Rose
Fisher StevensLou
Radu SpinghelGiant Man
Peter Gray LewisMayor
Isaiah J. ThompsonKing Rooster Piano Player
Russell HallKing Rooster Bassist
Joe FarnsworthKing Rooster Drummer
Jerry WeldonKing Rooster Saxophonist
Eric BerrymanKing Rooster Bartender
Nelson AvidonJacob Gleason
Joseph SiravoUnion Boss Speaker
DeShawn WhiteBetty
Migs GoveaFormosa Bartender
Erica SweanyFormosa Hostess
Katy DavisInwood Residential Secretary
Olli HaaskiviHall of Records Clerk
Yinka AdeboyekuAngry Young Man
Joyce O'ConnorCindy Fleming
Thomas Luiz LeningerPaperboy
Deborah UngerBrooklyn Bar Waitress
Ezra BarnesDoctor
Julie HaysNurse
Damien BrettOrderly
Russell G. JonesReformer #2
Stephen Adly GuirgisDetective
Eli BridgesBeatnik
Luis Castro de LeonYoung Cat #1
Teren CarterYoung Cat #2
Tom WaitsNews Stand Owner (uncredited)
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