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City Hall (1996) -- "CBS News Raw:" At New Orleans City Hall police use chemical sprays and tasers against protesters seeking to halt demolition of public housing. Some protesters were forcefully removed from the city council chambers.
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City Hall (1996) -- "CBS News Raw:" Police in New Orleans use a chemical spray on protesters storming the gates of City Hall demonstrating against the demolition of public housing.
City Hall (1996) -- A gunman shot and killed five people at City Hall in Kirkwood, Mo. before being fatally shot by police. Marc Cox of KMOV-TV reports.

Overview

User Rating:
6.1/10   9,194 votes
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Director:
Harold Becker
Writers (WGA):
Ken Lipper (written by) and
Paul Schrader (written by) ...
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Contact:
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Release Date:
16 February 1996 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
Murder...Corruption...Cover-up...Scandal... more
Plot:
The accidental shooting of a boy in New York leads to an investigation by the Deputy Mayor, and unexpectedly far-reaching consequences. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
Actor Tony Franciosa Dead at 77
 (From WENN. 22 January 2006)
User Comments:
Excellent acting and a wonderfully quiet script more (44 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Al Pacino ... Mayor John Pappas

John Cusack ... Deputy Mayor Kevin Calhoun

Bridget Fonda ... Marybeth Cogan

Danny Aiello ... Frank Anselmo

Martin Landau ... Judge Walter Stern

David Paymer ... Abe Goodman

Anthony Franciosa ... Paul Zapatti (as Tony Franciosa)

Richard Schiff ... Larry Schwartz
Lindsay Duncan ... Sydney Pappas

Nestor Serrano ... Det. Eddie Santos
Mel Winkler ... Det. Albert Holly
Lauren Vélez ... Elaine Santos
Chloe Morris ... Maria Santos
Ian Quinlan ... Randy Santos
Roberta Peters ... Nettie Anselmo
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language and some violence.
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
111 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby | SDDS
Certification:
USA:R (certificate #33992) | Iceland:12 | Australia:M | South Korea:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:12 (bw) | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | Singapore:PG
Filming Locations:
Belt Parkway, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA more
Company:
Castle Rock Entertainment more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Anthony Franciosa's last film. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Kevin Calhoun and Marybeth Cogan are out on the boat, shots from the inside seem to indicate that the water is choppy, but exterior shots show calm water. more
Quotes:
Kevin Calhoun: Where you going?
Marybeth Cogan: The city.
Kevin Calhoun: Thought we were in the city.
Marybeth Cogan: Not if you're from Queens.
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Movie Connections:
References "The Robert MacNeil Report" (1975) more
Soundtrack:
A Wonderful Guy more

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9 out of 13 people found the following comment useful.
Excellent acting and a wonderfully quiet script, 10 July 2000
8/10
Author: Richard Brunton (imdb-update@brunton.org.uk) from Edinburgh, Scotland

Excellent political thriller, played much quieter and slower than other, higher ranking films in this genre. When people talk about Pacino and Cusack how do they manage to skip over these amazing career topping performances? A story of friendships, father-son relationships, corruption and deceit. The two actors gel amazingly well together, and the supports from Aiello and Fonda are equally as impressive, although Aiello is brilliant, especially when the papers run to press. Instead of focussing on an over complex corruption scandal, it creates wonderful characters who show the human side of failure an political bribery, The final scenes with each of the main characters are wonderfully written and acted.

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