The Verdict (1982)2h09
Drama
Director Sidney Lumet (7.2 avg)
Also directed 12 Angry Men, Dog Day Afternoon, Serpico, and 54 more
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
Charlotte Rampling
Jack Warden
James Mason
Milo O'Shea
Lindsay Crouse
Edward Binns
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