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User Rating:
6.1/10   9,324 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Ken Lipper (written by) and
Paul Schrader (written by) ...
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Release Date:
16 February 1996 (USA) more
Genre:
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
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Actor Tony Franciosa Dead at 77
 (From WENN. 22 January 2006)

User Reviews:
Intelligent political thriller not pretending anything 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.
Runtime:
111 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Al Pacino spent time with then-New York City Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani and former Mayors Edward I. Koch and David Dinkins to help prepare for his role. more
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Crew or equipment visible: As Frank Anselmo is entering his house you can see a crewmember walking in front of his window in the bottom left hand corner. more
Quotes:
Kevin Calhoun: You keep looking at that thing as if it weren't kosher.
Abe Goodman: A cut of meat is kosher. A piece of fish, savory foods, and all kinds of dang things are kosher, but a probation report is not kosher. A probation report is merely a probation report.
Kevin Calhoun: I am a good Louisiana lapsed Catholic, Abe, so just don't talk to me about kosher, just give it to me straight. What's wrong with this report?
Abe Goodman: It's too kosher.
[pause]
Kevin Calhoun: Translate that for me.
Abe Goodman: Uhhhhh, the virgin looks pregnant to me. - Look, see, the supervisor signed this.
[...]
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Movie Connections:
References "The Robert MacNeil Report" (1975) more
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13 out of 13 people found the following review useful.
Intelligent political thriller not pretending anything, 23 January 2002
8/10
Author: pivko from Prague, Czech Republic

Well, there is a plenty of ways how to spoil a political thriller. Usually they are derivative or too ambitious, often they feature a conspiracy that is totally paranoic and unbelievable. But City Hall does not do neither of the above mentioned. The plot is cleverly crafted, story is believable. As far as characters go I would say this movie is a solid average. No character seems out of place and Al Pacino is brilliant as always. His portrayal of a charismatic NYC mayor is superb and proves again that Al Pacino belongs to the absolute top of American actors nowadays.

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