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starring: Andy Garcia, Richard Dreyfuss, Lena Olin, Ian Holm, James Gandolfinidirected by: Sidney Lumet
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9780782007053
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC
ISBN: 0782007058
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Paramount
Release Date: May 05, 1998
Running Time: 114 minutes
Sales Rank: 11938
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: May 16, 1997
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
The dominant themes of director Sidney Lumet's distinguished career are in full force in this moral melodrama involving a young district attorney (Andy Garcia) who takes on a career-making case only to uncover his father's possible involvement in pervasive police corruption. Balancing personal ethics and political compromise in a high-wire act of power and its abuse, Lumet relies on dialogue and superb performances (including those by Ron Leibman, Richard Dreyfuss, and Lena Olin) to achieve a devastating impact. The script (based on the novel Tainted Evidence by Robert Daley) is too smart and Lumet's direction too sure-footed to fall back on the black-and-white exploits of conventional criminals and their crimes. The movie's moral framework (like that of Lumet's earlier film Q&A) is more realistic, dealing in the gray areas between right and wrong where misdeeds can arise from the best intentions. At the center of Garcia's dilemma is his father, a seasoned New York cop played so convincingly by Ian Holm that you'd never guess the actor was British. Although it received mixed reviews when released in 1997, Night Falls on Manhattan ranks among Lumet's finest films. --Jeff Shannon
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Night Falls on Manhattan Review
Like all other films directed by Sidney Lumet, this is a solid, no-nonsense, intelligent police drama. In my opinion, Andy Garcia exhibits one of his finest performances in this film. Unfortunately, the 1.85:1 widescreen DVD is not enhanced for 16:9 TVs, although the picture and sound are of high quality.
Rating: - Superb
So Sidney Lumet can't only direct, he can also write. Night Falls on Manhattan is an utterly riveting legal thriller, but also much, much more. It explores the compromises made in the search for justice, and provides an eye-opening look at our legal system. Andy Garcia, Ian Holm, James Gandolfini, and Richard Dreyfuss make a spectacular cast for this must-see movie. And if you're interested in filmmaking, listen to Lumet's audio commentary, where he clearly lays out what makes him such a terrific ... Read More
Rating: - Thanks
Got the DVD shortly after ordering it. It came packaged well and in perfect condition.
Thanks!
Rating: - The Letter vs. the Spirit of the Law
This is an overall enjoyable film worthy of 4 1/4 stars, but not 5. Never for a moment do I believe that an inexperienced prosecutor (Andy Garcia) can be elected to become the District Attorney of the entire New York City area! I might have a better chance of humiliating Shaq O'Neal on the basketball court. Nonetheless, this story more than adequately confronts the age old questions: where is the line to be drawn between adherence to the letter vs. the spirit of the law? How much slack can officials ... Read More
Rating:  - Decent Noo Yawk Corruption Melodrama, But....
.....is Ron Lieberman the prototypical overacting DA in all of these crime and punishment dramas and who told Dreyfuss that he could channel Allan Dershowitz?
The Story: Two cops are staking out the most wanted drug dealer in Harlem--one ready for retirement, the other street wise and youthful. They are itching to get this scum off the streets and into the pen, so when their snitch tells them that the dealer is in the house they decide to make their move, search warrant in hand, guns raised. ... Read More
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