Film

The Verdict

1982 · 2h 9m · Drama

Frank Galvin has one last chance to do something right.

IMDb

7.7

Rotten Tomatoes

88%

Metacritic

77

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.

Paul Newman

Frank Galvin

Charlotte Rampling

Laura Fischer

Jack Warden

Mickey Morrissey

James Mason

Ed Concannon

Milo O'Shea

Judge Hoyle

Lindsay Crouse

Kaitlin Costello

Edward Binns

Bishop Brophy

Julie Bovasso

Maureen Rooney

Roxanne Hart

Sally Doneghy

James Handy

Kevin Doneghy

Wesley Addy

Dr. Towler

Joe Seneca

Dr. Thompson

Lewis J. Stadlen

Dr. Gruber

Kent Broadhurst

Joseph Alito

Colin Stinton

Billy

Burtt Harris

Jimmy

• Sidney LumetDirector
• David MametScreenplay
• Barry ReedNovel
• Richard D. ZanuckProducer
• David BrownProducer
• Burtt HarrisExecutive Producer
• Andrzej BartkowiakDirector of Photography
• Johnny MandelOriginal Music Composer
• Peter C. FrankEditor

The Verdict (1982) ORIGINAL TRAILER

Release date

December 8, 1982

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 9m

Rated

R

Budget

$16,000,000

Revenue

$53,977,250

Genres

Drama

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