Prove apparenti (1997)
Il giovane Sean Casey, dopo essere stato poliziotto di strada, riesce ad entrare nell'ufficio della procura distrettuale di New York, animato da grandi ideali professionali. Passano pochi mesi, e viene scelto come Pubblico Ministero di un caso delicato in cui si tratta di incastrare definitivamente un famoso trafficante di droga che ha sparato e ridotto in fin di vita un anziano ufficiale di polizia, che è poi il padre di Sean. In tribunale la difesa è affidata all'avvocato Sam Vigoda, noto per il suo impegno politico, e alla sua assistente Peggy con la quale Sean ha una relazione...
Direttore:
Sidney Lumet
Scrittore:
Sidney Lumet
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Andy Garcia as Sean Casey |
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Ian Holm as Liam Casey |
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James Gandolfini as Joey Allegretto |
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Lena Olin as Peggy Lindstrom |
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Shiek Mahmud-Bey as Jordan Washington |
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Colm Feore as Elihu Harrison |
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Ron Leibman as Morgenstern |
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Richard Dreyfuss as Sam Vigoda |
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Dominic Chianese as Judge Impelliteri |
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Paul Guilfoyle as McGovern |
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Bonnie Rose as Instructor |
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Norman Matlock as Detective |
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Sidney Armus as Judge |
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Bobby Cannavale as Vigoda Assistant #1 |
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Marcia Jean Kurtz as Eileen |
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Jude Ciccolella as Lieutenant Wilson |
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John Randolph Jones as Captain Lawrence |
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Jim Moody as Mayor Williams |
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Frank Vincent as Captain |
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James Murtaugh as Man in Asylum |
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Melba Martinez as Legal Aid Attorney |
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Santo Fazio as Eduardo |
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Anthony Alessandro as Shmuel |
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David Fonteno as Captain #1 |
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John Seitz as Captain #2 |
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Robert Sean Miller as Captain #3 |
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Stephen Beach as Cop #2 |
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Vincent Pastore as Cop #3 |
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Nafisah Sayyed as Half-Naked Girl |
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Chuck Pfeiffer as Captain Gentile |
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Clark D. Williams as News #1 |
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Bill Boggs as News #2 |
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Tamara Phillips as News #3 |
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Louis Guss as Court Clerk |
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Richard Bright as 64 Precinct Lieutenant |
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Ronald von Klaussen as 65 Precinct Sergeant |
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John Di Benedetto as Patrolman #2 |
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Kevin Ramsey as Sean's Assistant |
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Kermit Frazier as Jury Foreman |
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Veronica Hall as Pier Cop |
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Vic Noto as Police Diver Cochran |
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Socorro Santiago as Lab Assistant |
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Fran Anthony as Moderator |
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Donna Hanover as TV Newsperson #1 |
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Jack Cafferty as TV Newsperson #3 |
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Kaity Tong as TV Newsperson #4 |
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Allen Collodow as Cop #1 |
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Dennis Paladino as Cop #2 |
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Mike Cammallere as Sergeant #1 |
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Jim Mauro as Lieutenant #1 |
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Salvatore Paul Piro as Cop #4 |
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Mike Girard Sheehan as Sergeant #2 |
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Joseph Mosso as Lieutenant #2 |
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Teddy Coluca as Reporter #1 |
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Roslyn Cohn as Reporter #2 |
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Elliot Cuker as Reporter #3 |
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Yvette Mercedes as Meter Maid |
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Kristina Lear as Girl in Restaurant |
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Joe Drago as D.A. Driver |
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Catherine Schreiber as Sean's Ass't #2 |
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Nathan George as Juror (uncredited) |
| Directing | Sidney Lumet | Director |
| Writing | Sidney Lumet | Screenplay |
| Writing | Robert Daley | Novel |
| Sound | Danny Bramson | Music Supervisor |
| Crew | Jack Gill | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | Brett Botula | Location Manager |
| Production | Monica Levinson | Production Coordinator |
| Camera | Ken Ferris | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Rick Raphael | "B" Camera Operator |
| Camera | Eric Swanek | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Pamela Rittelmeyer | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Xiomara Comrie | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Adger W. Cowans | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Les Lazarowitz | Production Sound Mixer |
| Production | Celia D. Costas | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | David Sardi | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Maggie Murphy | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Lilith Jacobs | Post Production Supervisor |
| Sound | Anthony Ortiz | Boom Operator |
| Crew | Toussaint Kotright | Cableman |
| Costume & Make-Up | James Hammer | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Art | Ann Miller | Property Master |
| Art | Robin Koenig | Leadman |
| Art | Fred Merusi | Construction Coordinator |
| Production | Trish Adlesic | Assistant Location Manager |
| Sound | Ron Bochar | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Nicholas Renbeck | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Dan Evans Farkas | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Deborah Wallach | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Fred Rosenberg | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Gina Alfano | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Glenfield Payne | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Bruce Pross | Foley Supervisor |
| Sound | Steven Visscher | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Kam Chan | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Stuart Stanley | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Annette Kudrak | Music Editor |
| Directing | Jeffrey T. Bernstein | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Peter Sobich Jr. | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Production | Keri Lederman | Production Secretary |
| Camera | Sal Lanza | Dolly Grip |
| Lighting | Tim Guinness | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Art | Scott Gertsen | Key Carpenter |
| Art | Ed Larkin | Key Construction Grip |
| Art | Robert H. Paquette | Key Construction Grip |
| Production | Pat Distefano | Extras Casting |
| Production | Jennifer McNamara | Casting Associate |
| Crew | Conrad 'Connie' F. Brink | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Crew | Robert Easton | Dialect Coach |
| Crew | Michael Hyde | Transportation Coordinator |
| Art | Jakob Trollbäck | Title Designer |
| Editing | Phil Hetos | Color Timer |
| Production | Josh Kramer | Producer |
| Production | Thom Mount | Producer |
| Camera | David Watkin | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Sam O'Steen | Editor |
| Production | Kerry Barden | Casting |
| Production | Billy Hopkins | Casting |
| Production | Suzanne Smith Crowley | Casting |
| Art | Philip Rosenberg | Production Design |
| Art | Robert Guerra | Art Direction |
| Art | Carolyn Cartwright | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joseph G. Aulisi | Costume Design |
| Art | Jennifer B. Starke | Art Department Coordinator |
| Directing | Martha Pinson | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Mark Isham | Original Music Composer |
| Production | John H. Starke | Co-Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | David Forrest | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael Kriston | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | KG Ramsey | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rick Sharp | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Peter Bucossi | Stunts |