Information
| Year: | 1992 |
| Rating: | 5.6(1602) |
| Listed in: | Crime, Drama, Romance |
| Directed by: | Sidney Lumet |
| Actors: | John Pankow Lee Richardson Jamey Sheridan Melanie Griffith Tracy Pollan Mia Sara |
| "In a dangerous world of mystery and intrigue, she's going undercover searching for the truth." | |
Cast
| Directed by | |
|---|---|
| Sidney Lumet | |
| Actors | |
| John Pankow | as Levine |
| Lee Richardson | as Rebbe |
| Jamey Sheridan | as Nick |
| Eric Thal | as Ariel |
| David Margulies | as Lt. Oliver |
| Burtt Harris | as Emily's Father |
| James Gandolfini | as Tony Baldessari |
| Chris Latta | as Chris Baldessari |
| Jake Weber | as Yaakov Klausman |
| Ro'ee Levi | as Mendel |
| David Rosenbaum | as Mr. Klausman |
| Edward Rogers III | as Det. Tedford |
| Maurice Schell | as Det. Marden |
| Ira Rubin | as French Rebbe |
| Jim Lovelett | as File Room Clerk |
| Jack Gill | as Zap Goon |
| Steve Hamilton | as Paramedic |
| Paul Zim | as Cantor |
| Drew Eliot | as Inspector |
| Sasha Pasmur | as Klausman Son |
| John Louis Fischer | as Yussel |
| Jack Beers | as Rebbe's Assistant |
| Abe Shainberg | as Chosid in Wedding and Funeral Scene |
| Jay Brian Winnick | as Rebbe's Advisor |
| Actresses | |
| Melanie Griffith | as Emily Eden |
| Tracy Pollan | as Mara |
| Mia Sara | as Leah |
| Ruth Vool | as Mrs. Klausman |
| Françoise Granville | as French Rebbetzen |
| Rena Sofer | as Shayna |
| Shifra Lerer | as Yiddish Woman #1 |
| Eleanor Reissa | as Yiddish Woman #2 |
Movie info
| Languages: | English |
| Plot: | In this attempt to revisit the success of Witness in which a cop goes Amish, we here have a cop go undercover among the Hasidic Jews of New York City. But in this one, Melanie Griffith is bravely (if stupidly) cast as tough New York cop Emily Edith. When a brutal murder occurs among the Hasidic Jews and looks like an inside job, she goes undercover to find the culprit. |
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Tags
| undercover, murder, rabbi, police, jewish, jewish-custom, exploitation, seder, hasidim, jewish-culture, religion, diamond, jewel, orthodox-jew, independent-film |
Goofs
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Continuity: The position of Melanie's handbag when she visits her father. Fact errors: The Ariel character has a neatly trimmed and partially shaved beard, while explaining payes (side curls). Ultra-Orthodox Jews do not shave any part of their beard or neck. Fact errors: The shot of the newsstand shows the Israeli newspaper "Ma'ariv". The movie takes place in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, home mainly to Chassidim of the Satmar dynasty who have been extremely anti-Zionist since the mid 20th century and probably not customers of "Zionist entity" publications. Also, the English-Jewish paper "The Jewish Press" is on display. Since Yiddish is the first language of most Williamsburg chassidim the main papers on display should be in the Yiddish language; Der Yid and/or Der Blatt are the preferred reads. |
Quotes
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Emily Eden: With due respect, sir, inside every honest man, there's a thief trying to get out... Ariel: I got a hot flash for you. Sex is nice. Emily Eden: Sex is nice... How would you know? |
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