City Hall
Brief Synopsis
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To a young idealist like New York City's Deputy Mayor Kevin Calhoun life is either black or white, but to a veteran politician like Mayor John Pappas the game is played in various shades of gray. Together, they are a formidable team that deftly handles the daily crossfire of crime, poverty and urban
Cast & Crew
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Harold Becker
Director
Al Pacino
John Cusack
Bridget Fonda
Danny Aiello
Martin Landau
Film Details
Also Known As
Maktspel, sombra de la corrupción, La
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Political
Thriller
Release Date
1996
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Releasing
Location
New York City, New York, USA; New Jersey, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 51m
Synopsis
To a young idealist like New York City's Deputy Mayor Kevin Calhoun life is either black or white, but to a veteran politician like Mayor John Pappas the game is played in various shades of gray. Together, they are a formidable team that deftly handles the daily crossfire of crime, poverty and urban politics. Working in synch like the gears of a finely tuned watch, Pappas and Calhoun broker deals, build coalitions, service the media, raise money, mediate conflict and maintain a popularity for the Mayor's office that would rival that of the legendary Fiorella LaGuardia. Until the morning when in a shoot-out between a cop and a drug dealer, a stray bullet kills a six year old black child. In that moment, the fabric of City Hall begins to unravel, torn by the suspicious events that led to a deadly confrontation between a hero cop and a small-time gangster related to the Mafia chieftain.
Director
Harold Becker
Director
Cast
Al Pacino
John Cusack
Bridget Fonda
Danny Aiello
Martin Landau
David Paymer
Richard Schiff
Lindsay Duncan
Nestor Serrano
Mel Winkler
Lauren Vélez
Roberta Peters
Angel David
Larry Romano
Rob Labelle
Ray Aranha
Anthony Franciosa
Paul Zapatti
Gloria K Smith
Steve Aronson
Amy Atkins
Lucia Mendoza
Mary Murphy
Ian Quinlan
Brenda Thomas
Richard Gant
Murphy Guyer
Ernest F Hollings
Lewis Dodley
Carl White
John Slattery
Jack Cafferty
Justin Ashforth
Geoffrey Wade
Roma Torre
Stanley Anderson
Gerry Vichi
Reverend Leonard Chapman
Chloe Morris
Gina Rice
Dick Tice
Lead Person
Tamara Tunie
Sally Mayes
Michael O'looney
Miguel Sierra
Brian Murray
Ed Koch
Tony Capone
James F Gainer
Charles Gemmill
Jaliyl Lynn
Harry Bugin
Mark Lonow
Reverend Joseph Kelly
Brenda Pressley
Ron L Cox
Jordan Baker
Sylvia Kauders
Kaity Tong
John Finn
Fran Brill
Jerome X O'donovan
Benny Nieves
John Vennema
Jennifer Prescott
Crew
Pam Aaron
Wardrobe
Robert Alberga
Production
Robert M Andres
Key Grip
Rand Angelicola
Scenic Artist
Maria Arago
Other
Rudy Arietta
Production
George Arzt
Technical Advisor
Henry Avelin
Production
Antony Baldasare
Props Assistant
Eric Bart
Other
Harold Becker
Producer
Anna Behlmer
Other
Emilio Benitez
Technical Advisor
Russell Berg
Special Effects Assistant
Paul F Bernard
Assistant Director
Stu Bernstein
Sound Editor
Mark Bero
Special Effects Assistant
Donna Bloom
Location Manager
Peter Bloor
Lighting Technician
Jason Bogard
Assistant Production Accountant
Destiny Borden
Assistant Sound Editor
Bruce Botnick
Music
John Brady
Production
David Bretherton
Editor
Conrad V Brink
On-Set Dresser
Gary Brink
On-Set Dresser
Kevin Brink
On-Set Dresser
Ellie Brooks
Assistant Editor
Ron Bryson
Hair Stylist
James S Buckman
Production
William Buckman
Production
Laurie Buehler
Other
Lee Burch
Sound Editor
Jeff Bushelman
Sound Editor
Wilfred Caban
Special Effects Assistant
Michelle Callahan
Assistant
Lorraine Calvert
Assistant
John Cambria
Steadicam Operator
William A Campbell
Costumes
Rick Canelli
Adr
Paul Carden
Sound Editor
Teresa Carriker-thayer
Assistant Art Director
William Cassidy
Grip
Joan Chamberlin
Adr
Kathleen Chopin
Casting Associate
Gail Clark
Adr Editor
Jeff Clark
Sound Editor
Richard Clark
Production
Peter Clores
Production
Bill Coe
Assistant Camera Operator
Marc Cohen
Assistant Editor
Alex Cohn
Location Assistant
Xiomara Comrie
Camera Trainee
Mike Connelly
Transportation Co-Captain
Cydney Cornell
Hairdresser
Danny Coss
Location Assistant
Kurt Courtland
Apprentice
Patrick Cousins
Other
Lamont Crawford
Grip
Lou Crissa
Assistant
Ralph Crowley
Other
Andrew J. Day
Best Boy
Sandy De Crescent
Music Contractor
Felice Diamond
Makeup Artist
William Diffendale
Technical Advisor
Norm Dlugatch
Music
Timothy Donohue
Production Assistant
Robert Easton
Dialect Coach
Jerry Edemann
Assistant Sound Editor
Cynthia Endes
Production Assistant
Ronald Eng
Sound
Joseph N Esposito
Technical Advisor
Jane Evans
Production Supervisor
Ed Fassel
Dialogue Editor
Michael Fennimore
Production
Ed Ferraro
Carpenter
Joseph Finnerty
Best Boy
Arlene Fishback
Music
Eric Fisher
Production Assistant
Judie Fixler
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Kevin Flynn
Production
Michael Fradiannin
Other
Robert J Franco
Set Decorator
Adam Ben Frank
Production Assistant
Rick Franklin
Sound Editor
Giela Fredman
Post-Production Accountant
Leigh French
Adr
Renee Gallo
On-Set Dresser
Andrew Gangloff
Carpenter
Cynthia Garcia
Other
Dean Garvin
Assistant Director
K. Scott Gertsen
Grip
Bo Goldman
Screenplay
Jerry Goldsmith
Music
Jerry Goldsmith
Music Conductor
Dominic Gonzales
Music
Monty V Gralnick
Assistant
Lizz Grant
Assistant
Michele Grant
Production Assistant
Dennis Green
Video
Nancy Griffith
Props Assistant
Robert Griffon
On-Set Dresser
Robert Guerra
Art Director
Gregory G. Hale
Production Assistant
Kenneth Hall
Music Editor
Sandy Hamilton
Assistant Property Master
Billy Hansard
Other
Barbara J Hause
Costumes
Mo Henry
Negative Cutting
Hilda Hodges
Foley Artist
Joel Holland
Other
Sharon Smith Holley
Post-Production Supervisor
Dylan Hopkins
Production Assistant
Richard Hornung
Costume Designer
Michael Hunold
Other
Elizabeth Ingold
Associate Producer
Andi Isaacs
Assistant Production Accountant
Doug Jackson
Sound Editor
Nils C Jensen
Sound Editor
Jon Mark Johnson
Other
Robert Lee Johnson
Production
Julie Jones
Production Accountant
Robert C. Jones
Editor
Joseph Joubert
Other
Tim Judge
Assistant
Lonnie Kandel
Assistant Production Coordinator
Samuel F Kaufman
Sound Dubbing
Timothy Kearny
Carpenter
Kevin Keefe
Transportation Captain
Kristopher Keefe
Production
Darrell K Keister
Assistant Art Director
David Kern
Sound Editor
John Khorigan
Grip
Pat King
Production
Steve Kirshoff
Special Effects Supervisor
David Knox
Steadicam Operator
Marion Kolsby
Assistant Art Director
Thomas Kudlek
Dolly Grip
Maggie Kusik
Assistant Production Accountant
Sherman Labby
Visual Effects
Andrea Lakin
Sound Dubbing
Mary Jo Lang
Foley Mixer
Ed Larkin
Grip
Michael Laudati
Makeup Artist
Jonathan Leigh
Best Boy
Dominique Levy
Assistant Camera Operator
Dr. Evelyn Lipper
Technical Advisor
Ken Lipper
Screenplay
Ken Lipper
Story By
Ken Lipper
Producer
Ken Lipper
From Story
Clay Liversidge
Other
Emily Loreto
Costume Department
Fionnuala Lynch
Costumes
John S. Lyons
Casting
Tom Mack
Associate Producer
Tom Mack
Assistant Director
Kevin Mahon
On-Set Dresser
Tod A Maitland
Sound Mixer
Bobby Mancuso
Assistant Camera Operator
Rick Marroquin
Grip
Alexandra Mazur
Props Assistant
Bernadette Mazur
Makeup Artist
Kevin Mccabe
Technical Advisor
Mary Kate Mccormick
Production Assistant
Heather Mccurdy
Casting Associate
John B Mcdonell
On-Set Dresser
Maggie Mcmonagle
Location Assistant
Anthony Merone
Technical Advisor
Fred Merusi
Construction Coordinator
Freddie Meyer
Production
Edward John Meyers
Production
Gerald Migliore
Technical Advisor
Jim Miller
Grip
Matt Miller
Key Rigging Grip
Octavio Molina
Property Master
Arthur Morton
Original Music
John L Motley
Music
John Mudd
Stand-In
Charles Mulvehill
Producer
Jane Musky
Production Designer
Carol Nast
Other
Tony R. Negrete
Apprentice
Andy Nelson
Other
Tom Newbon
Audio
Dennis Newman
Assistant Editor
Michael Nickodem
Location Assistant
Kevin Nolting
Associate Editor
Thomas J. O'connell
Adr Mixer
Bettina O'mara
Other
T. J. O'mara
Boom Operator
Erin O'rourke
Assistant
David Orr
Color Timer
Donald Ortiz
Assistant Sound Editor
Jeff Osmer
Assistant Sound Editor
Chris Otto
Assistant
Jack Pannucio
Best Boy
Michael Papadopoulos
Rigging Gaffer
Robert Paquette
Grip
Wayne Paul
Camera Operator
Film Details
Also Known As
Maktspel, sombra de la corrupción, La
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Political
Thriller
Release Date
1996
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Releasing
Location
New York City, New York, USA; New Jersey, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 51m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video July 30, 1996
Released in United States Winter February 16, 1996
Began shooting October 26, 1994.
Completed shooting February 13, 1995.
Released in United States Winter February 16, 1996
Released in United States on Video July 30, 1996
