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The Verdict
Frank Galvin has one last chance to do something right.
Frank Galvin has one last chance to do something right.
Drama - 1982
The Verdict
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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.
Director:
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Sidney Lumet
Cast:
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James Mason
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Edward Binns
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Paul Newman
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Jack Warden
,
Julie Bovasso
,
Roxanne Hart
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Lindsay Crouse
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Charlotte Rampling
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Milo O'Shea
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James Handy

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Details

Runtime:
129 min
Release date:
8 Dec 1982
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$16,000,000
Revenue:
$53,977,250
Awards:
Nominated for 5 Oscars. 3 wins & 14 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
There are many fine performances and sensitive moral issues contained in The Verdict but somehow that isn't enough to make it the compelling film it should be.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
30 Jun 2008
fresh:
Sidney Lumet's direction, like David Mamet's patchy script, may not be quite good enough to justify the Rembrandt-like cinematography of Edward Pisoni and the brooding mood of self-importance, but it's good direction nonetheless.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
30 Jun 2008
fresh:
The performances, the dialogue and the plot all work together like a rare machine.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
23 Oct 2004
fresh:
The first courtroom drama in years to recapture the brilliance of the form.
– ,
Time Out,
26 Jan 2006
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