The Shadow's Edge
2025 · Action · Crime
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Film / 1989
Perfect Witness
Directed by
Robert Mandel
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 …
The story
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.
Cast
Brian DennehyJames Falcon
Aidan QuinnSamuel De Valera Paxton
Stockard ChanningLiz Sapperstein
Delroy LindoBerger
Laura HarringtonJeanie Paxton
Joe GrifasiBreeze
Ken PogueWoods
Markus FlanaganWoods
David MarguliesRudnick
Nial LancasterDanny Paxton
James GreenePaddy O'Rourke
Colm MeaneyMeagher
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Tobin BellDillon
Tony SiricoMarco
Sam MalkinStefano
Kevin RushtonRikky
David CummingKevin O'Rourke
David ProvalLucca
Robert BidamanJournalist Outside Hotel
James O'ReganPoliceman #1
Christopher TraceEddie Wallis
Steve MousseauPoliceman at Bar
B. Barnes HopkinsProstitute at Bar
Suzanne CoyJournalist Outside Lucca's
David Christopher AdamsonNewton
Jennifer PearsonJeanie's Sister
Larry MannellCleaner
Conrad BergschneiderPrisoner
Peter LangleyPrison Guard
Mike HodgeAgent with Falcon
Tim PerezAgent with Woods
Craig PurvesTrial Judge
James JorgensenLawyer
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