Frank Galvin has one last chance to do something right.
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.
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Classical in form, earnest, grave and resolved.
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Cast
- Paul NewmanFrank Galvin
- Charlotte RamplingLaura Fischer
- Jack WardenMickey Morrissey
- James MasonEd Concannon
- Milo O'SheaJudge Hoyle
- Lindsay CrouseKaitlin Costello
- Edward BinnsBishop Brophy
- Julie BovassoMaureen Rooney
- Roxanne HartSally Doneghy
- James HandyKevin Doneghy
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- Sidney LumetDirector
- David MametScreenplay
- Barry ReedNovel
- Andrzej BartkowiakDirector of Photography
- Johnny MandelOriginal Music Composer
- Peter C. FrankEditor
- David BrownProducer
- Richard D. ZanuckProducer
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