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When attorney Frank Calvin (Newman) is given an open-and-shut medical malpractice case that no one thinks he can win, he courageously decides to refuse a settlement from the hospital. Instead he takes the case, and the entire legal system, to court. Written by famed playwright David Mamet. Drama 1982 2 hr 3 min. 88%.
1982. R. Twentieth Century Fox. 2 h 9 m. Summary An attorney (Paul Newman) recognizes the opportunity to salvage his career and self-respect by taking a medical malpractice case to trial rather than settling. Drama. Directed By: Sidney Lumet. Written By: Barry Reed, David Mamet, Jay Presson Allen.
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Courthouse Lawyer (as Clay Dear) J.J. Clark. ... Courthouse Guard. Gregory Doucette. ... Sheraton Bar Waiter (as Greg Doucette) Tony LaFortezza.
The Verdict is a 1946 American film noir mystery drama film directed by Don Siegel and written by Peter Milne, loosely based on Israel Zangwill's 1892 novel The Big Bow Mystery. It stars Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre in one of their nine film pairings, as well as Joan Lorring and George Coulouris .
Synopsis. 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 ...
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The Verdict premiered in early December 1982, and the outstandingly warm welcome from the critics cleared its way to five Academy Award nominations, as well as very solid box office results. The ultimate value of the movie, however, can be found in the fact that it looms large in the professional biographies of each and every one of the people ...
The Verdict. An explosive lawsuit presents a small-time lawyer with a chance to redeem his once-promising career. Paul Newman stars. 2,486 IMDb 7.7 2 h 8 min 1982. X-Ray R. Drama · Bleak · Gritty · Joyous.
