"Murder. Scandal. Crime. No matter what he was shooting, "The Great Bernzini" never took sides, he only took pictures... Except once."

1992

1h 39m

6.2(101 votes)

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Overview

A crime photographer gets involved in a conspiracy.

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The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Joe Pesci

Leon Bernstein

Barbara Hershey

Kay Levitz

Stanley Tucci

Sal

Jerry Adler

Arthur Nabler

Dominic Chianese

Spoleto

Richard Riehle

Officer O'Brien

Max Brooks

Teen at Thompson Street

Richard Schiff

Photographer - Thompson Street

Laura Cerón

Puerto Rican Woman

Christian Stolte

Ambulance Attendant

Creative team

Directed by: Howard Franklin
Written by: Howard Franklin
Produced by: Sue Baden-Powell

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