Perfect Witness
1989, English. Directed by Robert Mandel.
It took a mob to run the city -- and one man to put them away.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Robert MandelDirector
- 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
Details
- Released
- 28 October 1989
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Ron Hutchinson, Terry Curtis Fox
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Perfect Witness runs 103 minutes (1h 43m).
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Perfect Witness isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 28 October 1989. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Perfect Witness?
Perfect Witness (1989) was directed by Robert Mandel and stars Brian Dennehy, Aidan Quinn, Stockard Channing.