The Verdict (1982)

US:: R Drama

Frank Galvin is a down-on-his luck lawyer, reduced to drinking and ambulance chasing. Former associate Mickey Morrissey reminds him of his obligations in a medical malpractice suit that he himself served to Galvin on a silver platter: all parties willing to settle out of court. Blundering his way through the preliminaries, he suddenly realizes that perhaps after all the case should 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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1982-12-08

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Runtime: 129 mins Revenue: $53,977,250 Budget: $16,000,000 Rating: 7.4 Tag Line: 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 the case.

Cast

James Mason

Ed Concannon

Edward Binns

Bishop Brophy

Paul Newman

Frank Galvin

Jack Warden

Mickey Morrissey

Kent Broadhurst

Joseph Alito

Julie Bovasso

Maureen Rooney

Colin Stinton

Billy

Roxanne Hart

Sally Doneghy