Frank Galvin is a down-on-his-luck lawyer and reduced to drinking and ambulance chasing, when a former associate reminds him of his obligations in a medical malpractice suit by serving it to Galvin on a silver platter—all parties are willing to settle out of court. Blundering his way through the preliminaries, Galvin suddenly realizes that the case should actually go to court—to punish the guilty, to get a decent settlement for his clients... and to restore his standing as a lawyer.

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

Edward Binns
Bishop Brophy

Julie Bovasso
Maureen Rooney
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Release Date
December 8, 1982
Runtime
2h 9m
Rating
R
Genres
Drama
Director