"Powerful. Provocative. Controversial."

1991

1h 42m

6.3(140 votes)

Drama

Crime

Mystery

Thriller

Overview

A Jewish homicide detective investigates a seemingly minor murder and falls in with a Zionist group as a result.

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Cast & Crew

73 members

Acting

Joe Mantegna

Bobby Gold

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William H. Macy

Tim Sullivan

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Vincent Guastaferro

Lt. Senna

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J.J. Johnston

Jilly Curran

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Jack Wallace

Frank

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Lionel Mark Smith

Charlie Olcott

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Rebecca Pidgeon

Miss Klein

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Ving Rhames

Robert Randolph

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Ricky Jay

Aaron

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Paul Butler

Commissioner Walker

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Colin Stinton

Walter B. Wells

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Jordan Lage

FBI Team Leader

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Roberta Custer

Cathy Bates

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Erica Gimpel

Woman with Randolph

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Charles Stransky

Doug Brown

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Bernard Gray

James

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Cliff McMullen

Officer at the Variety Store, Night

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Olan Soule

Crime Scene Technician

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Jonathan Katz

Undertaker

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Marge Kotlisky

Mrs. Klein

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Jim Frangione

Police Officer

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Natalija Nogulich

Chava

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Robert Bella

Bodyguard

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Gail Silver

Liv

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Rick Washburn

Officer in elevator

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Steven Goldstein

Librarian

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Ted Monte

Bodyguard with Thompson Gun

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Adam Bitterman

Young Bodyguard

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J.S. Block

Dr. Klein

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Tony Mamet

Officer Ferro

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Lighting

Scott Zigler

Passport Clerk

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Charlotte Potok

Asst. Librarian

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Théo Cohan

Young Woman with Dog

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Linda Kimbrough

Sgt. Green

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Christopher Kaldor

Desk Sergeant

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Louis Murray

Mr. Patterson

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Robin Spielberg

Records Officer

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Yuri Alexis

Reporter

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Darrell Taylor

Willie Sims

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Ron Butler

Rookie

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Jonathan Midgley

Deliveryman

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Leo Burns

Officer Arraigning Wells

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Willo Hausman

Juvenile Officer

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Production

Lee Michael Cohn

Officer Escorting Mr. Klein (as Lee Cohn)

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George Harvey

Officer Transporting Wells

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Crew

Charles Chesser

Plainclothes Officer

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Lawrence Kopp

Officer Threatened by Dog (as Larry Kopp)

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Bob Moore

Police Captain

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Keith Johnson

Captain's Driver

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Purnell McFadden

First Kid

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Wesley Nelson

Second Kid

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Mary Jefferson

Randolph's Mother

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Adolph Mall

Benjamin

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Len Hodera

Koli

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Writing

Jim Crace

BATF Agent

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Paul Hjelmervik

BATF Agent

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James Potter

Shoemaker

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Lynn T. Weisberg

Woman in the Library

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Emily Weisberg

Young Girl in Library

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Alan Polonsky

Scholar

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Bernard Mamet

Marv

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Lou Kaitz

Leo

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G. Roy Levin

Barry

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Sound

John Pritchett

Radio Voice (voice)

Crew

George Rogers

SWAT Team

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Steven Anderson

S.W.A.T. Team (as Steve Anderson)

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Elmer Aulton

SWAT Team

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Anthony Boyer

SWAT Team

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Michael Hammond

SWAT Team

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Guy Johnson

SWAT Team

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Camera

Rodney French

Police Officer (uncredited)

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Cheryl Chambers

Mail Lady (uncredited)

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Editing

Leo Trombetta

EMS Technician (voice) (uncredited)

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