The Verdict
“Frank Galvin has one last chance to do something right.”
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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Cast
45 people
Paul Newman
Frank Galvin
Known for
Cars
The Sting
Charlotte Rampling
Laura Fischer
Known for
Red Sparrow
Assassin's Creed
Jack Warden
Mickey Morrissey
Known for
12 Angry Men
All the President's Men
James Mason
Ed Concannon
Known for
Lolita
North by Northwest
Milo O'Shea
Judge Hoyle
Known for
The Purple Rose of Cairo
Romeo and Juliet
Lindsay Crouse
Kaitlin Costello
Known for
The Arrival
House of Games
Edward Binns
Bishop Brophy
Known for
12 Angry Men
North by Northwest
Julie Bovasso
Maureen Rooney
Known for
Saturday Night Fever
Moonstruck
Roxanne Hart
Sally Doneghy
Known for
Highlander
Manhunt
James Handy
Kevin Doneghy
Known for
Jumanji
Unbreakable
Wesley Addy
Dr. Towler
Known for
Network
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Joe Seneca
Dr. Thompson
Known for
Crossroads
The Blob
Sidney Lumet Director · David Mamet Screenplay Barry Reed Author
Worldwide gross $54M · Budget $16M · United States release December 8, 1982
Box office
Budget
$16,000,000
Worldwide gross
$53,977,250
Gross vs. budget
3.4×
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
The Zanuck/Brown Company
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 7, 1982
Premiere · New York City, New York
United States · December 8, 1982
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
December 15, 1982 · Premiere · Los Angeles, California
December 17, 1982 · Theatrical
Australia
February 24, 1983 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 16, 1983 · Theatrical · IMDB
France
February 14, 1983 · Theatrical
Germany
February 24, 1983 · Theatrical
Greece
August 21, 2025 · Theatrical · Re-Release
Ireland
May 6, 1983 · Theatrical
Italy
February 25, 1983 · Theatrical
Japan
March 19, 1983 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 1, 2007 · Physical · DVD
December 4, 2013 · Physical · Blu ray
Philippines
February 25, 1990 · TV · ABS-CBN
Portugal
March 1, 1983 · Theatrical
Russia
February 19, 2009 · Physical · Двадцатый Век Фокс СНГ
United Kingdom
February 24, 1983 · Theatrical
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