Title: The Verdict (The Verdict)
Release Date: 1982-12-08
IMDB ID: tt0084855
Vote Average: 7.4 (712 votes)
Overview: Frank Galvin is a down-on-his-luck lawyer and reduced to drinking and ambulance chasing, when a former associate reminds him of his obligations in a medical malpractice suit by serving it to Galvin on a silver platter—all parties are willing to settle out of court. Blundering his way through the preliminaries, Galvin suddenly realizes that the case should actually go to court—to punish the guilty, to get a decent settlement for his clients... and to restore his standing as a lawyer.
Cast: Paul Newman (Frank Galvin), Charlotte Rampling (Laura Fischer), Jack Warden (Mickey Morrissey), James Mason (Ed Concannon), Milo O'Shea (Judge Hoyle), Lindsay Crouse (Kaitlin Costello),
Crew: Sidney Lumet (Director), Barry Reed (Novel), David Brown (Producer), Richard D. Zanuck (Producer), Andrzej Bartkowiak (Director of Photography), David Mamet (Screenplay),
Release Date: 1982-12-08
IMDB ID: tt0084855
Vote Average: 7.4 (712 votes)
Overview: Frank Galvin is a down-on-his-luck lawyer and reduced to drinking and ambulance chasing, when a former associate reminds him of his obligations in a medical malpractice suit by serving it to Galvin on a silver platter—all parties are willing to settle out of court. Blundering his way through the preliminaries, Galvin suddenly realizes that the case should actually go to court—to punish the guilty, to get a decent settlement for his clients... and to restore his standing as a lawyer.
Cast: Paul Newman (Frank Galvin), Charlotte Rampling (Laura Fischer), Jack Warden (Mickey Morrissey), James Mason (Ed Concannon), Milo O'Shea (Judge Hoyle), Lindsay Crouse (Kaitlin Costello),
Crew: Sidney Lumet (Director), Barry Reed (Novel), David Brown (Producer), Richard D. Zanuck (Producer), Andrzej Bartkowiak (Director of Photography), David Mamet (Screenplay),