Genre: Drama
Released: 2007
© 1982 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.
About the Movie
In Sidney Lumet's powerful courtroom drama The Verdict, Paul Newman stars as Frank Galvin, an alcoholic Boston lawyer who tries to redeem his personal and professional reputation by winning a difficult medical malpractice case. Frank, down on his luck, is presented with the case of his life when he is approached by the family of a woman who has been left in a coma following an operation in a large Catholic hospital. Helped by his assistant Mickey (Jack Warden), he agrees to take the case, hoping for a fast settlement. When he visits the victim in the hospital, he becomes emotionally involved, turns down a sizable settlement offer made by the hospital, and decides to bring the case to trial despite the formidable opposition of the Church and its lawyer, Newman (James Mason). He is also assisted by his new girlfriend, Laura (Charlotte Rampling), a woman who turns out to have an unusual past. Oscar-nominated for "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Lumet) as well as for "Best Adapted Screenplay" (David Mamet from a novel by Barry Reed), The Verdict is an outstanding, if not very legally accurate, courtroom drama; Frank's decision to try the case without telling the family of the victim of the settlement offer would probably lead to his real-life disbarment. Paul Newman and James Mason give fine, Oscar-nominated performances, and Charlotte Rampling is quite good as the deceitful Laura, who never seems to turn down a drink.
TOMATOMETER
96%
导演: 西德尼·吕美特
编剧: 大卫·马梅
主演: 保罗·纽曼 / 夏洛特·兰普林 / 杰克·瓦尔登 / 詹姆斯·梅森
类型: 剧情
制片国家/地区: 美国
语言: 英语
上映日期: 1982-12-08
片长: 129 分钟
剧情简介
弗兰克(保罗·纽曼 Paul Newman 饰)是一名律师,职业之外,他唯一的爱好就是喝酒,然而喝酒误事,导致弗兰克的业界名声一路走低。为了挽回声誉,弗兰克的朋友米基(杰克·瓦尔登 Jack Warden 饰)给他介绍了一宗大案,一名女子在教会医院中由于医疗事故而陷入了昏迷,弗兰克要帮助女子向医院讨回公道。
对于弗兰克来说,这是一桩难得的好差事,因为他只需要和被告达成庭外和解,就可以有不菲的赔偿金纳入囊中,可是,当他逐渐开始了解整个事件的来龙去脉之后,心中油然而生的正义感令他决定将这起事故追究到底。一边是弗兰克势单力薄,一边是有大企业撑腰的辩方律师,这场官司会迎来怎样的结局呢?
第55届奥斯卡金像奖 (1983)
最佳影片(提名) 理查德·D·扎努克 / 大卫·布朗
最佳导演(提名) 西德尼·吕美特
最佳男主角(提名) 保罗·纽曼
最佳男配角(提名) 詹姆斯·梅森
最佳改编剧本(提名) 大卫·马梅
https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-verdict/id273535851
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