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Q & A( 1990)

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When the questions are dangerous, the answers can be deadly.

Overview

A young district attorney seeking to prove a case against a corrupt police detective encounters a former lover and her new protector, a crime boss who refuses to help him.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Nick Nolte

      Mike Brennan

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      Timothy Hutton

      Al Reilly

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      Armand Assante

      Bobby Texador

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      Patrick O'Neal

      Kevin Quinn

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      Lee Richardson

      Leo Bloomenfeld

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      Luis Guzmán

      Luis Valentin

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      Charles S. Dutton

      Sam Chapman

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      Jenny Lumet

      Nancy Bosch

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      Paul Calderon

      Roger Montalvo

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      International Chrysis

      Jose Malpica

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      Dominic Chianese

      Larry Pesch

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      Leonardo Cimino

      Nick Petrone

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      Fyvush Finkel

      Preston Pearlstein

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      Gustavo Brens

      Alfonse Segal

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      Martin E. Brens

      Armand Segal

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      Maurice Schell

      Detective Zucker

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      Thomas Mikal Ford

      Lubin

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      John Capodice

      Hank Mastroangelo

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      Frederick Rolf

      District Attorney

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      Hal Lehrman

      Altshul

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      Gloria Irizarry

      Mrs. Bosch

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      Brian Neill

      Sylvester / Sophia

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      Susan Mitchell

      Flo

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      Drew Eliot

      Magnus

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      Frank Raiter

      Seabury

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      Harry Madsen

      Tony Vasquez

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      Jerry Ciauri

      Bruno Valli

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      George Kodisch

      Inspector Flynn

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      Burtt Harris

      Phil

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      Michael A. Joseph

      Pimp

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      Cynthia O'Neal

      Agnes Quinn

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      Victor Colicchio

      "After Hours" Alvarado

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      Anibal O. Lleras

      "After Hours" Patron

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      José Rafael Arango

      "After Hours" Patron

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      David Dill

      Bartender

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      Alex Ruiz

      Danny

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      Richard Solchik

      Phillie

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      Edward Rogers III

      Jose's Apt. Detective

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      Junior Perez

      "Nancy" Captain

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      Javier Ríos

      Boat Lover

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      June Stein

      A.D.A.

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      Rod Rodriguez

      Carlo

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      Sonny Vito

      Gino

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      Olga Merediz

      Mrs. Valentin

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      Peter Gumeny

      Guard

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      Edward Rowan

      Ed

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      Danny Darrow

      Phone Investigator

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      José Collazo

      Fisherman

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      José Alvarez

      Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)

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      G.W. Bailey

      Bartender (uncredited)

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      Janis Corsair

      TWA Supervisor (uncredited)

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      David Hummel

      Police Officer (uncredited)

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      Vincent Pastore

      Man Sitting in Bar (uncredited)

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    A review by tmdb28039023

    5
    Written by tmdb28039023 on Sat Sep 10 2022
    Q & A is the third entry in Sidney Lumet’s loose trilogy about NYPD corruption, and by far the most pessimistic. While Al Pacino and Treat Williams are given an admittedly tough choice in Serpico and Prince of the City, here Timothy Hutton comes to learn that one man can’t make a difference after all. The ending is as frustrating to the viewers as it is to he hero, because we find out that the character’s hands were tied all along; instead of going over people’s heads and behind their backs, Al Reilly (Hutton) might as well have played ball from the get-go, which would have at least had the...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • new york city
    • police brutality
    • based on novel or book
    • crime boss
    • police corruption
    • district attorney
    • nypd