A lawyer sees the chance to salvage his career and self-respect by taking a medical malpractice case to trial rather than settling.
Director: Sidney Lumet
Screenwriter: David Mamet
Stars: Paul Newman, Charlotte Rampling, Jack Warden
Paul Newman is at the peak of his powers as an attorney who never lived up to his potential in The Verdict, supported by David Mamet's crackling script and Sidney Lumet's confident direction.
Sidney Lumet (June 25, 1924 - April 9, 2011) was an American director, producer and screenwriter with over 50 films to his name. He was nominated for the Academy Award as Best Director for 12 Angry Men (1957), Dog Day Afternoon (1975),
as Frank Galvin
as Laura Fischer
as Mickey Morrissey
as Ed Concannon
as Judge Hoyle
as Kaitlin Costello
as Bishop Brophy
as Maureen Rooney
as Sally Doneghy
as Kevin Doneghy
as Dr. Thompson
Producer: David Brown, Richard D. Zanuck
Editor: Peter C. Frank
Director Of Photography: Andrzej Bartkowiak
Original Music Composer: Johnny Mandel
Costume Design: Anna Hill Johnstone
Tagline: The doctors want to settle, the Church wants to settle, their lawyers want to settle, and even his own clients are desperate to settle. But Galvin is determined to defy them all. He will try the case.
Genres: drama
Certificate: R
Categories: court, lawyer, medical malpractice, alcoholism, self destructiveness, courtroom drama, archdiocese, judicial system, boston massachusetts, lawsuit, drunkenness, coma victim, trial
Year: 1982
Runtime: 129 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Sound Mix: Mono