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The Verdict (1982)
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GenreDrama
SynopsisA lawyer sees the chance to salvage his career and self-respect by taking a medical malpractice case to trial rather than settling.
Filmed inUSA
Runtime129 min
Average Rating (5.0 on 5) |
Casting:
| Paul Newman | Frank Galvin | |
| Charlotte Rampling | Laura Fischer | |
| Jack Warden | Mickey Morrissey | |
| James Mason | Edward J Concannon, Chief Defense Attorney | |
| Milo O'Shea | Judge Hoyle | |
| Lindsay Crouse | Kaitlin Costello Price, Former Nurse | |
| Ed Binns | Bishop Brophy | |
| Julie Bovasso | Maureen Rooney, Obstetrics Nurse | |
| Roxanne Hart | Sally Doneghy | |
| James Handy | Kevin Doneghy | |
| Wesley Addy | Dr Robert Towler, Anesthesiologist Defendant | |
| Joe Seneca | Dr Lionel Thompson, Expert witness for the plantif | |
| Lewis J. Stadlen | Dr David Gruber, Assistant Chief Anesthesiologist (as Lewis Stadlen) | |
| Kent Broadhurst | Joseph Alito | |
| Colin Stinton | Billy | |
| David Mamet | 's draft was rejected at first because he refused to put the outcome of the verdict into the script It was director | |
| Sidney Lumet | who convinced him to alter his ending |
TO TELL THE TRUTH Colossal, inspirational delivery by Newman; one of Oscar's most historic cheats What a great movie