The Verdict Movie Review 1982

Frank Galvin (Newman) is an alcoholic failed attorney reduced to ambulance chasing. A friend gives him a supposedly easy malpractice case that pits Frank against a powerful establishment Catholic hospital in Boston in what turns out to be a last chance at redeeming himself and his career. Adapted from the novel by Barry Reed. One of Newman's finest performances.

Distribution

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Available on VHS
Running time 122 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Order in the Court, Law & Lawyers, Justice Prevails...?, On the Rocks, Technicolor Yawn, Boston

Screenplay

David Mamet

Cast

Paul Newman, James Mason, Charlotte Rampling, Jack Warden, Milo O'Shea, Lindsay Crouse, Edward Binns, Roxanne Hart, James Handy, Wesley Addy, Joe Seneca, Julie Bovasso

Cinematography

Andrzej Bartkowiak

Director

Sidney Lumet

Music

Johnny Mandel

Producer

20th Century-Fox

Awards

Natl. Bd. of Review 1982: Director (Lumet).