The Verdict
Film

The Verdict

1982 · 129 min · ★ 7.5 · Dir. Sidney Lumet

The doctors want to settle, the Church wants to settle, their lawyers want to settle, and even his own clients are desperate to settle. But Galvin is determined to defy them all. He will try

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.

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Starring

Paul Newman
Paul Newman
Frank Galvin
Charlotte Rampling
Charlotte Rampling
Laura Fischer
Jack Warden
Jack Warden
Mickey Morrissey
James Mason
James Mason
Ed Concannon
Milo O’Shea
Milo O’Shea
Judge Hoyle
Lindsay Crouse
Lindsay Crouse
Kaitlin Costello
Edward Binns
Edward Binns
Bishop Brophy
Julie Bovasso
Julie Bovasso
Maureen Rooney
Roxanne Hart
Roxanne Hart
Sally Doneghy
James Handy
James Handy
Kevin Doneghy
Wesley Addy
Wesley Addy
Dr. Towler
Joe Seneca
Joe Seneca
Dr. Thompson
Lewis J. Stadlen
Lewis J. Stadlen
Dr. Gruber
Kent Broadhurst
Kent Broadhurst
Joseph Alito
Colin Stinton
Colin Stinton
Billy
Tobin Bell
Tobin Bell
Courtroom Observer (uncredited)
Burtt Harris
Jimmy
Bruce Willis
Bruce Willis
Courtroom Observer (uncredited)