Un avocat voit la possibilité de sauver sa carrière et sa dignité en poussant une affaire de négligence médicale jusqu'au procès plutôt que d'accepter un règlement à l'amiable.Un avocat voit la possibilité de sauver sa carrière et sa dignité en poussant une affaire de négligence médicale jusqu'au procès plutôt que d'accepter un règlement à l'amiable.Un avocat voit la possibilité de sauver sa carrière et sa dignité en poussant une affaire de négligence médicale jusqu'au procès plutôt que d'accepter un règlement à l'amiable.
- Nommé pour 5 oscars
- 3 victoires et 14 nominations au total
- Dr. Gruber
- (as Lewis Stadlen)
Histoire
Le saviez-vous
- AnecdotesPaul Newman did Frank Galvin's closing statement in one take.
- GaffesIn the climactic courtroom scene, when Frank calls Kaitlin to the stand, Concannon is flustered and confers with one of his lawyers. The lawyer then leaves the courtroom, presumably having been given some direction by Concannon. Later, after Kaitlin has been questioned by Frank and cross-examined by Concannon, the lawyer returns with a book containing the case Concannon cites to get the judge to disallow the admittance of the photocopy of the hospital admission form as evidence. However, at the point at which Concannon calls the lawyer over and then, presumably, sends him out to "find" this book/case, he doesn't even know about the existence of the photocopy because he hasn't yet questioned Kaitlin; it's during his questioning of Kaitlin that she reveals she has a photocopy of the form. So there's no way the lawyer would have known to go out and find a case regarding the inadmissibility of a photocopy.
- Citations
[Frank is giving his summation to the jury]
Frank Galvin: You know, so much of the time we're just lost. We say, "Please, God, tell us what is right; tell us what is true." And there is no justice: the rich win, the poor are powerless. We become tired of hearing people lie. And after a time, we become dead... a little dead. We think of ourselves as victims... and we become victims. We become... we become weak. We doubt ourselves, we doubt our beliefs. We doubt our institutions. And we doubt the law. But today you are the law. You ARE the law. Not some book... not the lawyers... not the, a marble statue... or the trappings of the court. See those are just symbols of our desire to be just. They are... they are, in fact, a prayer: a fervent and a frightened prayer. In my religion, they say, "Act as if ye had faith... and faith will be given to you." IF... if we are to have faith in justice, we need only to believe in ourselves. And ACT with justice. See, I believe there is justice in our hearts.
[he sits down]
- Autres versionsNBC edited 33 minutes from this film for its 1985 network television premiere.
- ConnexionsFeatured in At the Movies: Tootsie/The Verdict/Sophies Choice/Airplane II (1982)
Paul Newman's performance has been justifiably enshrined in the pantheon of Circumstances When The Academy Dropped The Ball. But what made the film a truly emotional performance for me was Lindsay Crouse as the pivotal witness. The entire ensemble was flawless, as was the incredible atmosphere. "The Verdict" is probably too serious for some movie fans, and that's OK--no film can please everyone. But if you like to be given something to think about by your entertainments, this is the film for you.
- budikavlan
- 12 nov. 2002
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Détails
Box-office
- Budget
- 16 000 000 $ US (estimation)
- Brut – États-Unis et Canada
- 53 977 250 $ US
- Fin de semaine d'ouverture – États-Unis et Canada
- 100 982 $ US
- 12 déc. 1982
- Brut – à l'échelle mondiale
- 53 993 738 $ US