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City Hall

Name: City Hall
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1996-02-16
Duration: 111 min
Rating: 5.991

★ 6,0 /10 (327 Votes)

1996 EN 111 min

Overview

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

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Release date

16/02/1996

Votes

327

Popularity

4.2

It started with a shootout on a rainswept street and ended in a scandal that shattered New York.

Genres

Drama Thriller

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

111 min

Budget

$40,000,000

Revenue

$33,440,204

Al Pacino

Mayor John Pappas

John Cusack

Kevin Calhoun

Bridget Fonda

Marybeth Cogan

Danny Aiello

Frank Anselmo

Martin Landau

Judge Walter Stern

David Paymer

Abe Goodman

Anthony Franciosa

Paul Zapatti

Lindsay Duncan

Sydney Pappas

Luna Lauren Vélez

Elaine Santos

Richard Schiff

Larry Schwartz

Richard Gant

Deputy Commissioner Samuels

John Finn

Commissioner Coonan

Mel Winkler

Detective Holly

Angel David

Vinny Zapatti

John Slattery

Intel Detective - George

Murphy Guyer

Captain Florian

Tamara Tunie

Leslie Christos

Nestor Serrano

Detective Eddie Santos

Mark Lonow

Lenny Lasker

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Roberta Peters

Nettie Anselmo

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Chloe Morris

Maria Santos

Ian Quinlan

Randy Santos

Larry Romano

Tino Zapatti

Rob LaBelle

Wakeley

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Ray Aranha

James Bone

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Jaliyl Lynn

James Bone Jr.

John C. Vennema

Peter Ragan

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Steve Aronson

Murray Safire

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Jerome X. O'Donovan

Seymour Harris

Fran Brill

Angie

Brian Murray

Corporation Council

Benny Nieves

Intel Detective - Jaime

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Miguel Sierra

Israel Torres

Sylvia Kauders

Gussie

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Brenda Thomas

Clara

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Gerry Vichi

Milton

Fritz Hollings

Senator Marquand

Jordan Baker

Mrs. Marquand

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Leonard Chapman

Reverend Chapman

Tone Capone

Billy (Carousel)

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Jennifer Prescott

Julie (Carousel)

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Joseph A. Kelly

Hospital Priest

Harry Bugin

Morty the Waiter

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Ron L. Cox

Prosecutor

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Sedly Bloomfield

Reverend

Original Soundtrack

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Being a huge fan of Al Pacino (from the likes of 'Heat', the 'Godfather' movies, and 'Dog Day Afternoon' especially) and having had a huge crush on Bridget Fonda ('Single White Female', anyone?) back in the day (Peter Fonda's famous daughter was named 85th sexiest star in film history, and Mrs. Danny Elfman hasn't been involved in film, unfortunately, since 2002), I was hugely disappointed in this film, especially since I had loved director Harold Becker's previous 'Sea of Love', which also starred Pacino. The first half was decent and involving, but it kind of slid off the rails, interest-wis…

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Saw this one maybe 20 years ago and for whatever reason had a hankering to check it out again. Not great or ambitious as it sounds and pacing was a bit off, but in general found it engaging and had solid performances. I do wonder how much better it could have been under someone like Scorsese. **3.5/5**

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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 …

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