Release Date: 6/12/2007 Original Release: 1982 Format: DVD Rating:R (MPAA) Rating Reason: (Reason unavailable) UPC: 024543372295 Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainm
Sidney Lumet directs Paul Newman as an alcoholic lawyer whose once-promising legal career is on the skids and who gets and one last chance to prove himself in this tense courtroom drama. Frank Galvin (Newman) can't even scare up clients anymore until a colleague Mickey Morrissey (Jack Warden) helps him out by passing a routine malpractice case his way. Frank is just going through the motions until he meets the victim, a woman who has suffered complications during childbirth and is now reduced to a permanently comatose state. Rejecting the Catholic hospital's offer of a financial settlement, Frank decides to take the case to court, battling both for his client's rights and for his own dignity. Newman gives the finest performance of his career. James Mason is perfect as Edward J. Concannon the slimy lawyer for the defense. David Mamet provides the face-paced, honest, and suspenseful screenplay. Shot sparsely in gray tones in the cold climate of a Boston winter, the film was deservedly nominated for five Academy Awards.
DVD Features
Region 1 Keep Case Full Frame - 1.33 Audio: Dolby Digital (unspecified) - English Disc 1: THE VERDICT - Theatrical Presentation Additional Release Material: Audio Commentary: Paul Newman - Star; Sidney Lumet - Director Interactive Features: Interactive Menus Scene Selection Disc 2: THE VERDICT - Supplemental Material Additional Release Material: Behind the Scenes: Making of Featurette Documentary: 1. "Paul Newman: The Craft of Acting" 2. "Sidney Lumet: The Craft of Directing"
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