The Verdict (1982)

7.4	Listal rating
7.7	IMDB rating

Drama (3), Thriller (2), 1982 (2), Usa (1), Courtroom (1), 1980s (1), Courtroom Drama (1), Paul Newman (1), Sidney Lumet (1), 80s 90s 00s (1), Recently Watched (1), James Mason (1)

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Sidney Lumet directs Paul Newman as an alcoholic lawyer whose once-promising legal career is on the skids and who gets and one last ... Full Descriptionchance to prove himself in this tense courtroom drama. Frank Galvin (Newman) can't even scare up clients anymore until a colleague Mickey Morrissey (Jack Warden) helps him out by passing a routin ... (more)

Directed by

Sidney Lumet

Starring (View all) :

Frank Galvin

Laura Fischer

Mickey Morrissey

Ed Concannon

Judge Hoyle

Kaitlin Costello

Bishop Brophy

Maureen Rooney

Sally Doneghy

Kevin Doneghy

Written by (View all) :

Barry Reed

David Mamet

(screenplay)

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7.4/10
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The Mighty Celestial

My fave Paul Newman flick.

Posted : 1 year, 3 months ago at Aug 4 3:13

One of my favorite court dramas of all time. With almost a seasoned ease, Paul portrays a disheveled, aging, never-has-been, malpractice lawyer who finds within himself the humanity which never really had a chance to surface due to the layered weight of his chronic alcoholism. The movie & Newman's performance sets up very well the desolation & loneliness that the main character moves his life thru as he goes up against the legal system that giganticly favors the "big guys" over the "little guys". One can really get the sense that Newman knows that he stands no chance of winning the case, but continues moving on forward because he is, for the 1st. time in his barely neglible career, fueled by the honesty & goodness of what is right. A feeling that is so new to this character, that, combin...Read more

Rating : 10/10

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