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The Verdict

Frank Galvin has one last chance to do something right.
Dec 8, 1982 · 2h 9m
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Drama

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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.

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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
Edward Binns
Bishop Brophy
Julie Bovasso
Maureen Rooney
Directed by Sidney Lumet

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
$16,000,000
Revenue
$53,977,250
Production
20th Century Fox, The Zanuck/Brown Company
Country
US

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