
The Dancer Upstairs(2002)
A police detective in a South American country is dedicated to hunting down a revolutionary guerilla leader.


“Murder. Scandal. Crime. No matter what he was shooting, "The Great Bernzini" never took sides, he only took pictures... Except once.”
A crime photographer gets involved in a conspiracy.

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
The Public Eye is a crime, drama, thriller, romance film released in 1992. Directed by Howard Franklin, it stars Joe Pesci, Barbara Hershey, Stanley Tucci. A crime photographer gets involved in a conspiracy.
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