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7.5Frank 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 as Frank Galvin
- Charlotte Rampling as Laura Fischer
- Jack Warden as Mickey Morrissey
- James Mason as Ed Concannon
- Milo O'Shea as Judge Hoyle
- Lindsay Crouse as Kaitlin Costello
Themes
- coma
- court
- boston, massachusetts
- affectation
- redemption
- lawyer
- alcoholic
- courtroom
- defense attorney
- pinball machine
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Sidney Lumet
- Screenplay by
- David Mamet
- Based on
- The Verdict , by Barry Reed
- Produced by
- David Brown , Richard D. Zanuck
- Starring
- Paul Newman Charlotte Rampling Jack Warden James Mason Milo O'Shea
- Cinematography
- Andrzej Bartkowiak
- Edited by
- Peter C. Frank
- Music by
- Johnny Mandel
- Color process
- Deluxe Color
- Production companies
- 20th Century-Fox , The Zanuck/Brown Company
- Distributed by
- 20th Century-Fox
- Release date
- December 8, 1982 ( 1982-12-08 )
- Running time
- 129 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $16 million
- Box office
- $54 million
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Encyclopedic overview
The Verdict is a 1982 American legal drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and written by David Mamet, adapted from Barry Reed's 1980 novel of the same name. The film stars Paul Newman as a down-on-his-luck alcoholic lawyer in Boston who accepts a medical malpractice case, initially to make money and improve his own tenuous situation, but he discovers while working the case that he is doing the right thing and serving justice. Charlotte Rampling, Jack Warden, James Mason, Milo O'Shea and Lindsay Crouse appear in supporting roles.
The Verdict garnered critical acclaim and box office success. It was nominated for five Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor in a Leading Role (Newman), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Mason), and Best Adapted Screenplay.
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