The Verdict
Frank Galvin has one last chance to do something right.
The Verdict (1982)
Timing:
2:9 (129 min)
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Country
Production
Genre
Drama
Budget
$16 000 000
Revenue
$53 977 250
Director
Actors
Paul Newman, Charlotte Rampling, Jack Warden, James Mason, Milo O’Shea, Lindsay Crouse, Edward Binns, Julie Bovasso, Roxanne Hart, James Handy
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Richard D. Zanuck, David Brown, Burtt Harris
Operator
Composer
Johnny Mandel
Artist
Audition
Editing
Peter C. Frank
All team (18)
All team (18)
Short description
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.
What's left behind the scenes
- Initially, Robert Redford was involved in the project. After one of the scriptwriters, David Mamet, submitted his version of the script, Redford didn't like something about it and hired another screenwriter. This continued until Redford decided he no longer wanted to star in the film. He disliked the fact that he would have to play an alcoholic. After that, the project was offered to Sidney Lumet (1924-2011). He read all the script versions and unerringly pointed to Mamet's script, stating that he would work with that one. At that moment, Paul Newman (1925-2008) agreed to star in the lead role.
- Rehearsals before filming lasted three weeks.
- Both lawyers, played by Paul Newman and James Mason (1909-1984), could be accused of violating the ethical code, which would realistically result in them being disbarred. The archdiocese offered Newman's character a deal, which he did not disclose to his clients or ask if they agreed to it – unacceptable behavior for a lawyer. Mason’s character informed them about the deal, but did so in the absence of Newman's character, which is also prohibited. Furthermore, Mason's character violated the code of conduct by paying Laura to get close to Newman's character and extract information about the upcoming trial. This is also strictly forbidden by the professional code of ethics for lawyers.
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