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Rate This. A lawyer sees the chance to salvage his career and self-respect by taking a medical malpractice case to trial rather than settling.
Director: Sidney Lumet. Writers: Barry Reed based upon the novel by , David Mamet screenplay. Added to Watchlist. From metacritic.
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overview, first billed only: Paul Newman Frank Galvin Charlotte Rampling Laura Fischer Jack Warden Mickey Morrissey James Mason Ed
Concannon Milo O'Shea Judge Hoyle Lindsay Crouse Kaitlin Costello Price Edward Binns Bishop Brophy Julie Bovasso Maureen Rooney
Roxanne Hart Sally Doneghy James Handy Kevin Doneghy Wesley Addy Towler Joe Seneca Thompson Lewis J.
Gruber as Lewis Stadlen Kent Broadhurst Joseph Alito Colin Stinton Edit Storyline Frank Galvin was once a promising Boston lawyer with a
bright future ahead. Genres: Drama. Edit Did You Know? Trivia In the opening scene and several scenes afterward, Frank Galvin is playing a
"Saturday Night Fever" pinball machine in a bar. Goofs Early on when Mickey drags Frank away there is a low tracking shot. Quotes Mickey
Morrissey : He is the prince of fucking darkness. Alternate Versions NBC edited 33 minutes from this film for its network television premiere. Was
this review helpful to you? Yes No Report this. Frequently Asked Questions Q: What is an ambulance chaser? Q: Why does Frank put a raw egg
in his beer? Q: What is 'The Verdict' about? Language: English. Runtime: min. Sound Mix: Mono.
Color: Color. Edit page. October Streaming Picks. Back to School Picks. Clear your history. Frank Galvin. Laura Fischer. Mickey Morrissey. Ed
Concannon. Later, a representative of the Catholic hospital where the incident took place offers a substantial settlement. Without consulting the
family, Frank declines the offer and states his intention to take the case to trial, stunning all parties including the presiding judge and the victim's
relatives. Meanwhile, Frank, who is lonely, becomes romantically involved with Laura, a woman he had spotted earlier in a bar. Frank's case
quickly experiences several devastating setbacks. His client's brother-in-law learns from "the other side" that Frank rejected the settlement and
angrily confronts him. His star medical expert disappears, and a hastily-arranged substitute's credentials and testimony are called into serious
question on the witness stand. His opponent, the high-priced attorney Ed Concannon, has at his disposal a large legal team that is masterful with
the press.
The presiding judge, who despises Frank, undermines his questioning of the substitute. No one who was in the operating room is willing to testify
that negligence occurred. Concannon is revealed to be paying off a reluctant Laura. Frank's break comes when he discovers that Kaitlin Costello,
the nurse who admitted his client to the hospital, is now a pre-school teacher in New York. Frank travels there to seek her help, leaving Mickey
and Laura working together in Frank's office.
Mickey discovers a check from Concannon in her handbag and infers that Laura is a mole , providing information to the opposing counsel. Mickey
flies to New York to tell Frank about Laura's betrayal; confronting her in a bar, Frank strikes Laura hard enough to knock her to the floor. Mickey
later suggests having the case declared a mistrial due to Concannon's ethics violations, but Frank decides to continue. Costello testifies that, shortly
after the patient had become comatose, the anesthesiologist one of the two doctors on trial, along with the archdiocese of Boston told her to
change her notes on the admitting form to hide his fatal error. She had written down that the patient had eaten a full meal only one hour before
being admitted. The doctor had failed to read the admitting notes and, in ignorance, administered an anesthetic that should never have been given
to a patient with a full stomach. As a result, the patient vomited and choked. Costello further testifies that, when the anesthesiologist realized his
mistake, he met with Costello in private and threatened her job unless she changed the number "1" to the number "9" on her admitting notes.
But before she made the change Costello had made a photocopy of the notes, which she brought with her to court. Concannon quickly turns the
situation around by getting the judge to declare the nurse's testimony stricken from the record on the technicality that she possesses a copy, but for
legal purposes the original is presumed to be correct. Afterwards a diocese lawyer praises Concannon's performance to the defendant bishop,
who asks "but do you believe her? Feeling that his case is hopeless, Frank gives a brief but passionate closing argument. In the end the jury finds in
favor of Frank's clients. The foreman then asks the judge whether the jury can award more than the amount the plaintiffs sought; the judge
resignedly replies that they can. As Frank is congratulated, he catches a glimpse of Laura watching him across the atrium. That night, Laura, in a
drunken stupor on her bed, drops her whiskey on the floor, drags the phone toward her and calls Frank. As the phone rings, Frank sits in his office
with a cup of coffee.
He moves to answer but ultimately does not. Film rights to the novel were bought by the team of Richard Zanuck and David Brown. A number of
actors, including Roy Scheider , William Holden , Frank Sinatra , Cary Grant and Dustin Hoffman , expressed interest in the project because of the
strength of the lead role. Arthur Hiller was originally attached to direct and David Mamet hired to write a screenplay. Neither Zanuck-Brown nor
Hiller liked Mamet's script, so Hiller left the project and the producers commissioned another screenplay, from Jay Presson Allen. The producers
liked this script and were approached by Robert Redford , who liked the project but did not like Allen's script. Redford suggested they hire James
Bridges as a writer-director and Bridges wrote several drafts of the screenplay, but Redford was not happy with any of them and Bridges left the
project. Redford then began having meetings with Sydney Pollack without telling the producers; irritated, they fired Redford.
Zanuck and Brown then hired Sidney Lumet to direct, sending him all versions of the script. After several rewrites, Lumet decided the story's
original grittiness was fast devolving and chose Mamet's original script. This was agreed to by Paul Newman, who ultimately agreed to star. Bruce
Willis has an uncredited background appearance as an extra in the final courtroom scene, in one of his first film appearances. Tobin Bell also
appears, to Willis's right.
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Boston and the system in general.
Sidney Lumet. Richard D. Zanuck , David Brown. David Mamet. Oct 28, Paul Newman Frank Galvin. Charlotte Rampling Laura Fischer. James
Mason Ed Concannon. Jack Warden Mickey Morrissey. Milo O'Shea Judge Hoyle. Edward Binns Bishop Brophy. Julie Bovasso Maureen
Rooney. Lindsay Crouse Kaitlin Costello. Roxanne Hart Sally Doneghy. James Handy Kevin Doneghy. Sidney Lumet Director.
Zanuck Producer. David Brown Producer. David Mamet Screenwriter. November 12, Full Review…. January 8, Full Review…. June 30, Full
Review…. January 26, Full Review…. February 26, Full Review…. August 28, Full Review…. August 27, Full Review…. August 20, Full
Review…. View All Critic Reviews Apr 29, Pretty solid, but I feel like this film is poorly paced. It does drag at some points, but it's still a pretty
good film. Stephen S Super Reviewer. May 21, Newman is fantastic as a flawed lawyer seeking redemption by taking on the Church and its
hospital. Lumet shows his directing chops to great impact. John B Super Reviewer. Aug 13, A great, and somewhat realistic portrayal of an
anguished alcoholic lawyer trying to get justice and do good for once in a long while. James Mason was spectacular, but Paul Newman's
performance was even more remarkable. Charlotte Rampling was the same, deadpan Charlotte Rampling you have seen elsewhere. I suppose it's
nice she was in this film, but -- m'eh, coulda been anyone else.
Christian C Super Reviewer. Should he sell out and take the easy settlement, or take the highly regarded archdiocese of Boston to court for real
justice. These are the questions Newman must face in this profound drama that seems more like a picture of the 70's than an 80's film. He takes it
to a more personal level and Paul Newman, one of the finest actors of the past 40 years, is the person to do it. He is a legend and he bares his soul
as attorney Frank Galvin, a lonely, corrupt drunk whose license to practice law is hanging by a thread. Jack Warden plays his trusty assistant who
gets him a case that could help Frank change his life.
Warden, however, has had enough. Newman plays an excellent drunk, even cracking an egg into an 8am beer to start his day. This is a dim
looking movie, shot during a cold winter in Boston. There are no great shots, or even any emotionally-rousing speeches, but this is Lumet's style. It
is plodding and we see into the life of a lawyer on the ropes. James Mason is perfect as the slimy defense lawyer. Newman is constantly
underestimated because of past failures. He is a drunk, but he still has some tricks up his sleeve. In the background, you can glimpse a then-
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External Reviews. Metacritic Reviews. Photo Gallery. Trailers and Videos. Crazy Credits. Redford then began having meetings with Sydney
Pollack without telling the producers; irritated, they fired Redford. Zanuck and Brown then hired Sidney Lumet to direct, sending him all versions
of the script. After several rewrites, Lumet decided the story's original grittiness was fast devolving and chose Mamet's original script. This was
agreed to by Paul Newman, who ultimately agreed to star. Bruce Willis has an uncredited background appearance as an extra in the final
courtroom scene, in one of his first film appearances. Tobin Bell also appears, to Willis's right. The website's "Critics Consensus" for the film reads:
"Paul Newman is at the peak of his powers as an attorney who never lived up to his potential in The Verdict , supported by David Mamet's
crackling script and Sidney Lumet's confident direction.
Pepperman praised the scene in which Judge Hoyle eats breakfast and offers Galvin coffee as "a terrific use of objects, making for a believable
judge in his personal, comfortable and suitable place, as well as a Physical Action motion that demonstrates the subtext of the Judge's objective in
support of the insurance company, the doctor and their attorney without an abundance of expository dialogue. The film is recognized by the
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The Verdict movie review & film summary () | Roger Ebert
A lawyer sees the chance to salvage his career and self-respect by taking a medical malpractice case to trial rather than settling. Director: Sidney
Lumet. Writers: Barry Reed based upon the novel by , David Mamet screenplay. Added to Watchlist. From metacritic. Halloween Movies for the
Whole Family. Road to the Oscars: Fresh Faces. Movies I Want to See. Retroselis IV. Share this Rating Title: The Verdict 7. Use the HTML
below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for 5 Oscars. Edit Cast Cast overview, first billed only: Paul
Newman Frank Galvin Charlotte Rampling Laura Fischer Jack Warden Mickey Morrissey James Mason Ed Concannon Milo O'Shea Judge
Hoyle Lindsay Crouse Kaitlin Costello Price Edward Binns Bishop Brophy Julie Bovasso Maureen Rooney Roxanne Hart Sally Doneghy James
Handy Kevin Doneghy Wesley Addy Towler Joe Seneca Thompson Lewis J. Gruber as Lewis Stadlen Kent Broadhurst Joseph Alito Colin
Stinton Edit Storyline Frank Galvin was once a promising Boston lawyer with a bright future ahead.
Genres: Drama. Edit Did You Know? Trivia In the opening scene and several scenes afterward, Frank Galvin is playing a "Saturday Night Fever"
pinball machine in a bar. Goofs Early on when Mickey drags Frank away there is a low tracking shot. Quotes Mickey Morrissey : He is the prince
of fucking darkness. Alternate Versions NBC edited 33 minutes from this film for its network television premiere.
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Report this. Frequently Asked Questions Q: What is an ambulance chaser? Q: Why does Frank put a
raw egg in his beer? Q: What is 'The Verdict' about? Language: English. Runtime: min. Sound Mix: Mono. Color: Color. Edit page. October
Streaming Picks. Back to School Picks. Clear your history. Frank Galvin. Laura Fischer. Mickey Morrissey. Ed Concannon. Kaitlin Costello
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verification email. Cancel Resend Email. The Verdict Add Article. The Verdict Critics Consensus Paul Newman is at the peak of his powers as an
attorney who never lived up to his potential in The Verdict , supported by David Mamet's crackling script and Sidney Lumet's confident direction.
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lawyer Paul Newman takes on a law-firm dean James Mason , the Archdiocese of Boston and the system in general. Sidney Lumet. Richard D.
Zanuck , David Brown. David Mamet. Oct 28, Paul Newman Frank Galvin. Charlotte Rampling Laura Fischer. James Mason Ed Concannon.
Jack Warden Mickey Morrissey. Milo O'Shea Judge Hoyle. Edward Binns Bishop Brophy. Julie Bovasso Maureen Rooney. Lindsay Crouse
Kaitlin Costello.
Roxanne Hart Sally Doneghy. James Handy Kevin Doneghy. Sidney Lumet Director. Zanuck Producer. David Brown Producer. David Mamet
Screenwriter. November 12, Full Review…. January 8, Full Review…. June 30, Full Review…. January 26, Full Review…. February 26, Full
Review…. August 28, Full Review…. August 27, Full Review…. August 20, Full Review…. View All Critic Reviews Apr 29, Pretty solid, but I
feel like this film is poorly paced. It does drag at some points, but it's still a pretty good film. Stephen S Super Reviewer. May 21, Newman is
fantastic as a flawed lawyer seeking redemption by taking on the Church and its hospital. Lumet shows his directing chops to great impact.
John B Super Reviewer. Aug 13, A great, and somewhat realistic portrayal of an anguished alcoholic lawyer trying to get justice and do good for
once in a long while. James Mason was spectacular, but Paul Newman's performance was even more remarkable. Charlotte Rampling was the
same, deadpan Charlotte Rampling you have seen elsewhere. I suppose it's nice she was in this film, but -- m'eh, coulda been anyone else.
Christian C Super Reviewer. Jul 24, It is always uplifting to see the underdog come out ahead. The acting is great - only the law seems an ass. Red
L Super Reviewer. See all Audience reviews. Ed Concannon: They lied?! They lied?! Ed Concannon: They lied? They lied! Frank Galvin: I'm her
attorney.
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VERDICT | meaning in the Cambridge English Dictionary
The movie is populated with finely tuned supporting performances many of them by British or Irish actors, playing Bostonians not at all badly. Jack
Warden is the old law partner; Charlotte Rampling is the woman, also an alcoholic, with whom Galvin unwisely falls in love; James Mason is the
ace lawyer for the archdiocese; Milo O'Shea is the politically connected judge; Wesley Addy provides just the right presence as one of the
accused doctors. The performances, the dialogue and the plot all work together like a rare machine. But it's that Newman performance that stays
in the mind.
Some reviewers have found "The Verdict" a little slow moving, maybe because it doesn't always hum along on the thriller level. But if you bring
empathy to the movie, if you allow yourself to think about what Frank Galvin is going through, there's not a moment of this movie that's not
absorbing. Roger Ebert was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from until his death in In , he won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism.
Reviews The Verdict. Roger Ebert January 01, Now streaming on:. Powered by JustWatch. Now playing. A verdict is also any judgment or
opinion given after considering the facts of a situation :. LAW an official decision made in a court at the end of a trial :. We disagree with this jury's
verdict. The voters delivered their verdict on the administration's policies , with a resounding defeat of the party.
Examples of verdict. From the Cambridge English Corpus. Whenever a disagreement arose, a third observer designated by consensus by the
working group issued the final verdict. These examples are from the Cambridge English Corpus and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the
examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Two of the three
judges who delivered dissenting verdicts in this contempt case have since been retired, for technically legitimate but involuntary reasons.
Nowhere, however, did he actually comment upon their legality or illegality, let alone pronouncing a verdict on the very faith of the emperor. How
could a guilty verdict be judged a masterpiece? They thus used their review authority to protect individual judges from incur ring any responsibility
for mistaken verdicts. The decision of each court, then, amounted to a verdict about the family's history and identity. We showed that juror bias is
not necessarily the most important element of a juror's verdict determination calculus. His verdicts are assertions that are made from the
perspective of that system. We nonetheless want to point out that no serious jurist has made consensus on verdicts the hallmark of the judicial
process.
This was manifested in his dichotomous reaction to the verdict. When the jury produces a liability verdict and a damages award, it plays a direct
role in the creation of an entitlement. Symmetrical special-majority rules remedy that defect, albeit at the cost of often rendering no determinate
verdict. This issue has come up in a variety of contexts-for example, re the question of possible verdict differences between so-called death-
qualified and not-death-qualified jurors. The mission of the prosecution is to help the court reach the right verdict , not maximize punishment. Just
leave us a message here and we will work on getting you verified. Paul Newman is at the peak of his powers as an attorney who never lived up to
his potential in The Verdict , supported by David Mamet's crackling script and Sidney Lumet's confident direction. Rate this movie. Oof, that was
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associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. Paul
Newman has the role of his later career. He uses none of his blue-eyed charm, and scarcely ever smiles except while telling bar jokes.
He IS the bruised Frank Galvin, and you feel for him with every shot of Irish whiskey and every legal defeat. Bob Thomas. Stanley Kauffmann.
There are many fine performances and sensitive moral issues contained in The Verdict but somehow that isn't enough to make it the compelling film
it should be. Variety Staff. Sidney Lumet's direction, like David Mamet's patchy script, may not be quite good enough to justify the Rembrandt-like
cinematography of Edward Pisoni and the brooding mood of self-importance, but it's good direction nonetheless.
Jonathan Rosenbaum. The first courtroom drama in years to recapture the brilliance of the form. The performances, the dialogue and the plot all
work together like a rare machine. Roger Ebert. Reform and redemption in an anti-hero are always rewarding transformations to watch. Mike
Massie. The Verdict, starring Paul Newman, is stronger on local atmosphere than plot plausibility. Molly Haskell. The actors mechanically repeat a
script that wasn't written with originality. Lumet was convinced that Paul Newman was the perfect actor for the film; and he was completely right.
The acting is good, and it maintains your interest. But when it comes to the same old negative portrayal of women, The Verdict is guilty. Susan
Shapiro. The groundwork was laid right here in "The Verdict," and with the equally accomplished "Absence of Malice" a year earlier. James Plath.
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