---
title: 'The Verdict (1982)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Sidney Lumet'
released: '1982-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 129
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-verdict-1982'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084855/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Verdict (1982)

1982 · R · 129 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

The Verdict is a 1982 American legal drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and written by David Mamet, adapted from Barry Reed's 1980 novel of the same name. The film stars Paul Newman as a down-on-his-luck alcoholic lawyer in Boston who accepts a medical malpractice case, initially to make money and improve his own tenuous situation, but he discovers while working the case that he is doing the right thing and serving justice. Charlotte Rampling, Jack Warden, James Mason, Milo O'Shea and Lindsay Crouse appear in supporting roles.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Sidney Lumet](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-lumet)
- **Screenplay:** [David Mamet](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-mamet), [Jay Presson Allen](https://cinepixo.com/people/jay-presson-allen)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Johnny Mandel](https://cinepixo.com/people/johnny-mandel)
- **Producer:** [Richard D. Zanuck](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-d-zanuck), [David Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-brown)
- **Director of Photography:** [Andrzej Bartkowiak](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrzej-bartkowiak)
- **Editor:** [Peter C. Frank](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-c-frank)

## Cast

- [Milo O'Shea](https://cinepixo.com/people/milo-o-shea)
- [Wesley Addy](https://cinepixo.com/people/wesley-addy)
- [Paul Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-newman)
- [Colin Stinton](https://cinepixo.com/people/colin-stinton)
- [James Handy](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-handy)
- [Charlotte Rampling](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlotte-rampling)
- [Joe Seneca](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-seneca)
- [Roxanne Hart](https://cinepixo.com/people/roxanne-hart)
- [Kent Broadhurst](https://cinepixo.com/people/kent-broadhurst)
- [Lewis J. Stadlen](https://cinepixo.com/people/lewis-j-stadlen)
- [Lindsay Crouse](https://cinepixo.com/people/lindsay-crouse)
- [Jack Warden](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-warden)
- [Edward Binns](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-binns)
- [James Mason](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-mason)

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