Academy Award-winner Al Pacino stars as a New York City mayor whoseoffice comes under fire when a shoot-out between a hero cop and aMafia-connected drug dealer leaves a small child dead in the tautpolitical thriller City Hall. A populist leader who has captured thehearts of the city and mastered the art of the political high-wire act,Mayor John Pappas harbors ambitions for the presidency. Mastermindinghis campaign, a brilliant young political strategist, Kevin Calhoun,serves as the mayor's idealistic deputy. Their ambitious plans begin tounravel when suspicious events surrounding the deadly shoot-out rock thefoundations of city hall. Also starring Academy Award-winner MartinLandau (Ed Wood, Crimes and Misdemeanors), Bridget Fonda (Single WhiteFemale, Doc Hollywood) and Danny Aiello , this startling drama revealsthe dirty little secrets of democracy and the pursuit of power at anyprice.
