Q & A

Q & A

5.8IMDb Score
Released:1990-04-27
Duration:132 min
Director:Sidney Lumet
Actors:Nick Nolte, Timothy Hutton, Armand Assante, Patrick O'Neal, Lee Richardson
Production:Regency Enterprises, Odyssey Distributors

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.

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