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The Verdict (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
EAN: 0024543372295
Format: Collector's Edition, Color, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 12, 2007
Running Time: 129 minutes
Sales Rank: 3382
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: December 08, 1982

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Editorial Review:

Description:
Sidney Lumet's riveting courtroom drama earned five Oscar(r) nominations including Best Picture and Best Actor for Paul Newman's towering performance as a down-and-out alcoholic attorney who stumbles onto one last chance to redeem himself. 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.

Amazon.com essential video:
In this 1982 courtroom drama written by David Mamet and directed by Sidney Lumet, Paul Newman found the perfect role for a transitional period of his stellar career. As alcoholic Boston lawyer Frank Galvin, Newman shook off his screen persona as a handsome, blue-eyed hunk to portray an aging, weary man whose best years are behind him, with a shot-glass future that looks very bleak indeed. But when Galvin is given a chance to redeem himself--by proving medical negligence in the case of a comatose woman--he makes one final effort to regain his self-respect and tarnished reputation. He's an underdog against formidable odds, facing a powerful, politically connected lawyer (James Mason, slick as ever) who will do anything to win his case, regardless of professional ethics. Further complicating matters is a woman (Charlotte Rampling) who only appears to be worthy of Galvin's trust and love, until Galvin's best friend and colleague (Jack Warden) proves otherwise. Excellent as both courtroom drama and riveting character study, the film crackles with Mamet's sharp dialogue; and Lumet's direction is a brilliant example of forceful restraint. The film gave Newman one of the best roles of his career; many felt he deserved the Oscar (he lost to Ben Kingsley in Gandhi) that would belatedly be given to Newman for The Color of Money. Along with Hud, Cool Hand Luke, and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Verdict ranks highly as a signature performance by one of America's all-time greatest actors. --Jeff Shannon




Rating: - Newman's Own
I've been filling out my collection of Paul Newman films since his passing - and THE VERDICT is one ... Read More

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Rating: - Tremendous Actor
This was a great role for Paul Newman. He was simply brilliant in his portrayal of the down-trodden ... Read More

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Rating: - Paul Newman In The Verdict on DVD
The Verdict (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
One of many of the late, GREAT Paul Newman's fine work ... Read More

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Rating: - The jury is the law, when they are not afraid
In many ways it is a great film. It is a film about justice and how crooked it is. Justice is not interested ... Read More

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Rating: - Best of the Best

"The Verdict" is Paul Newman's best movie and David Mamet's best screenplay. I never get tired of watching ... Read More

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