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Witness Protection is a 1999 American television movie directed by Richard Pearce and starring Tom Sizemore, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Forest Whitaker, Shawn Hatosy, and Skye McCole Bartusiak. The teleplay by Daniel Therriault is based on a New York Times Magazine article entitled The Invisible Family by Robert Sabbag. It was broadcast by HBO on December 11, 1999 and released on videotape in Portugal, Argentina, and Iceland the following year.
Original Release
12/11/1999
US Release
12/11/1999
Cast
Name | Character |
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Tom Sizemore | Bobby Batton |
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio | Cindy Batton |
Shawn Hatosy | Sean Batton |
Skye McCole Bartusiak | Suzie Batton |
Forest Whitaker | Steven Beck |
William Sadler | Sharp |
Jim Metzler | Jim Cutler |
Greg Pitts | Duffy |
Daniel Zacapa | David Ramirez |
Greg Lipari | Hit Man |
Directors
Writers
Robert Sabbag, Daniel Therriault
Cast
Name | Character |
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Tom Sizemore | Bobby Batton |
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio | Cindy Batton |
Shawn Hatosy | Sean Batton |
Skye McCole Bartusiak | Suzie Batton |
Forest Whitaker | Steven Beck |
William Sadler | Sharp |
Jim Metzler | Jim Cutler |
Greg Pitts | Duffy |
Daniel Zacapa | David Ramirez |
Greg Lipari | Hit Man |
Leon Russom | Reedy |
Joanna Merlin | Cindy's Mother |
Harrison Young | Cindy's Father |
Randy Thompson | First Marshal |
Byron Minns | Second Marshal |
Janni Brenn | Airplane Passenger |
Shannon Cochran | Psychologist |
Gregory Cupoli | FBI Agent |
David Heymann | Assistant U.S. Attorney |
Cazimir Milostan | U.S. Marshal |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Henry Schleiff | Executive Producer |
Sue Jett | Producer |
Tony Mark | Producer |
Howard Meltzer | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2000 | Golden Globe | Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
2000 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
2000 | Emmy | Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special | Nominated |