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The verdict, Twentieth Century Fox ; a Zanuck/Brown production ; screenplay by David Mamet ; produced by Richard D. Zanuck and David Brown ; directed by Sidney Lumet

eng

videorecording

MPAA rating: R

The verdict

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Twentieth Century Fox ; a Zanuck/Brown production ; screenplay by David Mamet ; produced by Richard D. Zanuck and David Brown ; directed by Sidney Lumet

129

Collectors edition, 31

An alcoholic, failed attorney is reduced to ambulance chasing. A friend gives him a supposedly easy malpractice case which becomes a last chance to redeem himself and his career

Special features (disc 1): Optional audio commentary by Lumet and Newman. Special features (disc 2): "The making of The Verdict" featuring movie clips, production stills, and interviews with various cast and crew (9 min.) ; "Paul Newman : The craft of acting" an interview with Newman (9 min.) ; "Sidney Lumet : The craft of directing" interviews with Lumet, Newman (11 min.) ; "Milestones in cinema history : The Verdict" with notes and commentary on events before, during, and after the filmś creation (22 min.) ; "Hollywood Backstories : The Verdict" AMC featurette with Lumet, Newman, Mason, Brown, Zanuck, Harris, film historian Leonard Maltin, biographer Elena Oumano (23 min.) ; stills gallery ; "The films of Paul Newman" with the original theatrical trailers of "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" (1 min.), "From the Terrace" (3 min.), "Hombre" (3 min.), "The Hustler" (3 min.), "The Long Hot Summer" (3 min.), "Quintet" (2 min.), "The Towering Inferno" (2 min.), and "What a Way to Go" (3 min.) ; "The Verdict" theatrical release trailer (2 min.)

adult

live action