City Hall

1996

1h 51m

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The accidental shooting of a boy in New York City leads to an investigation by the Deputy Mayor, and unexpectedly far-reaching consequences.

Directors

Harold Becker

Writers

Bo Goldman(writer by)

Ken Lipper(writer by)

Paul Schrader(writer by)

Stars

Al Pacino

John Cusack

Bridget Fonda

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Top cast

Mayor John Pappas

Kevin Calhoun

Marybeth Cogan

Frank Anselmo

Judge Walter Stern

Abe Goodman

Paul Zapatti

Sydney Pappas

Elaine Santos

Larry Schwartz

Deputy Commissioner Samuels

Commissioner Coonan

Detective Holly

Vinny Zapatti

Intel Detective - George

Murphy Guyer

Captain Florian

Tamara Tunie

Leslie Christos

Nestor Serrano

Detective Eddie Santos

Directors

Harold Becker

Writers

Bo Goldman(writer by)

Ken Lipper(writer by)

Paul Schrader(writer by)

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There is a historical accuracy in how the film is presented. A small thing, the murder of a boy, builds and builds, and unravels all the layers of the onions until the ripples can be felt at the highest and most powerful levels. That is, essentially what happened with Watergate where a simple B&E brought down Nixon. It's also what happened, almost 2,000 years earlier with the Conspiracy of Cantoline. If you are tuned to it, like The Paper, it's not just about corruption, but about ripple effects and that is pretty cool. And, it's really well acted, well enough to make you lament that Cusack and Pacino aren't paired more often.

GenerationofSwine13 Jan, 2023