Directed by:
Sidney LumetCinematography:
Andrzej BartkowiakComposer:
Johnny MandelCast:
Paul Newman, Charlotte Rampling, Jack Warden, James Mason, Milo O'Shea, Lindsay Crouse, Edward Binns, Roxanne Hart, James Handy, Wesley Addy, Colin Stinton (more)Plots(1)
When attorney Frank Calvin (Newman) is given an open-and-shut medical malpractice case that no one thinks he can win, he courageously decides to refuse a settlement from the hospital. Instead he takes the case, and the entire legal system, to court. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Paul Newman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/850/162850585_18d8c6.jpg)
Paul Newman
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The Sting (1973)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
![Charlotte Rampling](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/029/162029687_095b16.png)
Charlotte Rampling
UK
Best movies:
Dune: Part Two (2024)
Dune: Part One (2021)
The Damned (1969)
![Jack Warden](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267825_0857e1.jpg)
Jack Warden
USA
Best movies:
12 Angry Men (1957)
Being There (1979)
...And Justice for All (1979)
![James Mason](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/211/164211043_7f296e.jpg)
James Mason
UK
Best movies:
North by Northwest (1959)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
Julius Caesar (1953)
![Milo O'Shea](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/509/161509470_a481cc.jpg)
Milo O'Shea
Ireland
Best movies:
Romeo and Juliet (1968)
Murder in the Heartland (1993) (TV movie)
Sacco and Vanzetti (1971)
![Lindsay Crouse](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/414/414856_21261f.jpg)
Lindsay Crouse
USA
Best movies:
All the President's Men (1976)
Places in the Heart (1984)
The Insider (1999)
![Edward Binns](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/256/159256254_26bc5f.jpg)
Edward Binns
USA
Best movies:
12 Angry Men (1957)
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
![Roxanne Hart](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/901/157901404_9bd4a6.jpg)
Roxanne Hart
USA
Best movies:
Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
The Verdict (1982)
Salomé (2013)
![James Handy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/342/162342703_d051ef.jpg)
James Handy
USA
Best movies:
Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
Unbreakable (2000)
The Verdict (1982)
![Wesley Addy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/426/158426661_c74ae4.jpg)
Wesley Addy
USA
Best movies:
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Network (1976)
![Colin Stinton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/989/160989998_f8d436.jpg)
Colin Stinton
Canada
Best movies:
Rush (2013)
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
![Bruce Willis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/040/166040331_26afeb.jpg)
Bruce Willis
West Germany
Best movies:
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Die Hard (1988)
The Sixth Sense (1999)
![Joe Seneca](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/033/879/33879994_962a10.jpg)
Joe Seneca
USA
Best movies:
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
A Time to Kill (1996)
Crossroads (1986)
Lewis J. Stadlen
USA
Best movies:
Serpico (1973)
The Verdict (1982)
I.Q. (1994)
![Kent Broadhurst](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/459/160459571_c6e4e2.jpg)
Kent Broadhurst
USA
Best movies:
Léon: The Professional (1994)
Brubaker (1980)
The Verdict (1982)
![Julie Bovasso](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/401/162401330_98fa94.jpg)
Julie Bovasso
USA
Best movies:
The Verdict (1982)
Moonstruck (1987)
Article 99 (1992)
![Leib Lensky](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/723/162723773_d3cb7a.jpg)
Leib Lensky
Best movies:
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Love and Death (1975)
Ściana (1982) (TV movie)
![Burtt Harris](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/156/164156208_d42ef3.png)
Burtt Harris
USA
Best movies:
The Verdict (1982)
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
Drunks (1995)