Directed by:
Michael AptedCinematography:
Conrad L. HallComposer:
James HornerCast:
Gene Hackman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Colin Friels, Laurence Fishburne, Donald Moffat, Jan Rubeš st., Matt Clark, Fred Dalton Thompson (more)Plots(1)
Jedediah Tucker Ward is an esteemed trial attorney who has built his reputation defending the underdog against the huge, impenetrable corporate power structure. His daughter Maggie, also a lawyer, has more conventional aims -- namely becoming a partner in San Francisco's largest corporate law firm. Jedediah believes that his daughter is selling out by working as a corporate attorney, but Maggie sees her father's defense of the "common man" as an excuse for self-aggrandizement on the job and negligence at home. The festering antagonism between the two comes to a head when they meet in the courtroom for a class action suit against an American auto manufacturer, where Maggie represents the car company and Jedediah represents the people. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Gene Hackman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/390/164390326_ab06ca.jpg)
Gene Hackman
USA
Best movies:
Mississippi Burning (1988)
Enemy of the State (1998)
Unforgiven (1992)
![Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267505_efe3fa.jpg)
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
USA
Best movies:
Scarface (1983)
The Abyss (1989)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
![Colin Friels](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270899_a41aed.jpg)
Colin Friels
UK
Best movies:
Dark City (1998)
Angel Baby (1995)
Dingo (1991)
![Laurence Fishburne](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/130/162130273_ac4662.jpg)
Laurence Fishburne
USA
Best movies:
The Matrix (1999)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
The Color Purple (1985)
![Donald Moffat](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/932/157932506_b12670.jpg)
Donald Moffat
UK
Best movies:
The Thing (1982)
The Gift of Love (1978) (TV movie)
The Right Stuff (1983)
![Jan Rubeš st.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270518_1063bc.jpg)
Jan Rubeš st.
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Incredible Journey (1963)
Witness (1985)
Mesmer (1994)
![Matt Clark](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/798/161798556_4d9227.jpg)
Matt Clark
USA
Best movies:
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
Brubaker (1980)
![Fred Dalton Thompson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/400/400487_e75689.jpg)
Fred Dalton Thompson
USA
Best movies:
Die Hard 2 (1990)
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
Cape Fear (1991)
![Jonathan Silverman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/477/477240_7e56d9.jpg)
Jonathan Silverman
USA
Best movies:
The Odd Couple II (1998)
Death Becomes Her (1992)
12:01 (1993) (TV movie)
![Robert David Hall](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/399/163399541_ea0eb1.jpg)
Robert David Hall
USA
Best movies:
Here Come the Littles (1985)
The Negotiator (1998)
Starship Troopers (1997)
![Anne Ramsay](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/072/312/72312424_974f7d.jpg)
Anne Ramsay
USA
Best movies:
A League of Their Own (1992)
Class Action (1991)
Tanner Hall (2009)
![Joanna Merlin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/227/160227912_bc3976.jpg)
Joanna Merlin
USA
Best movies:
The Killing Fields (1984)
All That Jazz (1979)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Michael D. Jones
Best movies:
Casualties of War (1989)
48 Hrs. (1982)
Class Action (1991)
Tim Hopper
Best movies:
The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
Frankie and Johnny (1991)
The School of Rock (2003)
Joan McMurtrey
USA
Best movies:
Home Room (2002)
Dark Skies (1996) (series)
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990)