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The Verdict is a 1982 American legal drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and written by David Mamet, adapted from Barry Reed's 1980 novel of the same name. The film stars Paul Newman as a down-on-his-luck alcoholic lawyer in Boston who accepts a medical malpractice case, initially to make money and improve his own tenuous situation, but he discovers while working the case that he is doing the right thing and serving justice. Charlotte Rampling, Jack Warden, James Mason, Milo O'Shea and Lindsay Crouse appear in supporting roles.
- Director
- Sidney Lumet
- Writer
- David Mamet · Jay Presson Allen
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- Release date
- 1982 · Released
- Runtime
- 129 min
- Country of origin
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Genres
- Drama · Legal Drama
- Also known as
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- Deutsch
- The Verdict – Die Wahrheit und nichts als die Wahrheit
- Français
- Le Verdict
- Italiano
- Il verdetto
- 日本語
- 評決
- 한국어
- 심판
- Polski
- Werdykt
- Português
- O Veredicto
- Themes
- alcoholism ↗
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