The Verdict

1982 · 129 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 47,985 VOTES · DIR. Sidney Lumet

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline - 1,218 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME - EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:15:50 - No, we don`t want this case in court. - Neither does he. That`s where he loses.
00:19:22 Would you settle for a drink?
00:25:22 How did you settle on the amount?
00:29:35 But you won, Frank. You won!
00:33:08 and all those in attendance in the OR at the time of the operation.
00:36:37 Well, you got lucky.
00:42:47 What?!
00:46:35 - What`s a box of your best cigars? - Macanudos.
00:53:14 This case should never have come to trial.
00:57:20 On the eve of the trial... Well, you understand.
01:02:06 - Miss Nevins... - Why wasn`t she getting oxygen?
01:06:19 There`s no question of that. lt`s simply a matter of how big.
01:09:43 lt`s a common medical term.
01:15:15 So much rides on it.
01:18:32 lsn`t that correct? You are available for that, so long as you`re paid to be there.
01:21:58 All l wanted out of this trial was a fair shake.
01:25:27 You know, Mr Galvin, sometimes people can surprise you.
01:30:00 ``How old are you? How many children do you have?``
01:36:35 We get the magazine at work.
01:41:56 l talked to Johnny White at the Bar Association.
01:46:32 - One hour? - Yes.
01:50:17 Your Honour, this...
01:54:34 Tell me about Kaitlin Costello.
02:03:37 ENGLlSH

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,218
Dialogue density9.4 lines / min
First line00:15:50
Final line02:03:37

Production Record

DirectorSidney Lumet
LanguageEnglish
Budget$16,000,000
Revenue$53,977,250
IMDb votes47,985