Witness Protection
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| Initial release | December 11, 1999 |
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| Directors | Richard Pearce |
| Production company | HBO Films |
| Initial DVD release | June 13, 2000 |
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| ID | 2264828 |
About Witness Protection
A mobster and his family enter the Witness Protection Programme after they give evidence for the state to avoid a lengthy prison sentence.
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... I look like someone in a Witness Protection programme or a drill artist who s very worried about the police catching up with him...
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... She sang twice during the ceremony, for suffragette musical Sylvia - which won her an Olivier - and also for Sister Act, about a singer who goes into Witness Protection by pretending to be a nun...
Tom Sizemore: Saving Private Ryan actor dies at 61 after brain aneurysm
... Sizemore was nominated for a Golden Globe for playing a mobster in the 1999 TV movie Witness Protection, and provided the voice of mafia boss Sonny Forelli in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City in 2002...
Tom Sizemore: No further hope for actor after brain aneurysm - manager
... He was nominated for a Golden Globe for playing a mobster in the 1999 TV movie Witness Protection...
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... Mr Dixon had never entered the Witness Protection Programme...
Jonathan Dowdall: Ex-Sinn Féin councillor jailed for facilitating murder
... Jonathan Dowdall has agreed to take part in the Irish Witness Protection programme in order to give evidence in the trial of Gerry Hutch...
'I fear bumping into my torturers in the street'
... Some of those who gave evidence against Raslan also faced threats, with one man being forced to enter a German state Witness Protection programme...
'Cryptoqueen' brother admits role in OneCoin fraud
... It suggests he could apply to the US Witness Protection scheme and be assigned a new identity...
Tom Sizemore: No further hope for actor after brain aneurysm - manager
The Family of US actor Tom Sizemore are " deciding end of life matters" after he suffered a brain aneurysm earlier this month, his manager has said.
Sizemore, 61, is known for roles in films like Saving Private Ryan , Black Hawk Down and Natural Born Killers .
He also had drug problems and served jail time for Domestic Violence .
Charles Lago told US media: " Today doctors informed His Family that there is no further hope and have recommended end of life decision. "
He added: " The Family is now deciding end of life matters and a further statement will be issued on Wednesday.
" We Are asking for privacy for His Family during this difficult time, and they wish to thank everyone for The Hundreds of messages of support and prayers that have been received. This has been a difficult time for them. "
Sizemore found fame in the 1990s, and was at Tom Hanks ' side as Sergeant Horvath in the Oscar-winning Saving Private Ryan in 1998.
His other films included Pearl Harbor , Heat and True Romance . He was nominated for a Golden Globe for playing a mobster in the 1999 TV movie Witness Protection .
With fame and money came a heavy drug habit, and he wrote in his autobiography about addictions to heroin and crystal meth.
In 1997, he was arrested on suspicion of assaulting his wife, actress and Tennis Player Maeve Quinlan . They divorced two years later.
for beating up his girlfriend, the former " Hollywood madam" Heidi Fleiss , and was ordered to complete rehab and Anger Management .
In recent years he made a guest appearance in the Netflix hit Cobra Kai and had a recurring role in the 2017 revival of David Lynch 's cult TV show Twin Peaks .
He suffered a brain aneurysm on 18 February .
Source of news: bbc.com
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