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.
Cast
Paul Newman
Frank Galvin
Charlotte Rampling
Laura Fischer
Jack Warden
Mickey Morrissey
James Mason
Ed Concannon
Milo O’Shea
Judge Hoyle
Lindsay Crouse
Kaitlin Costello
Edward Binns
Bishop Brophy
Julie Bovasso
Maureen Rooney
Roxanne Hart
Sally Doneghy
James Handy
Kevin Doneghy
Wesley Addy
Dr. Towler
Joe Seneca
Dr. Thompson
Lewis J. Stadlen
Dr. Gruber
Kent Broadhurst
Joseph Alito
Colin Stinton
Billy
Burtt Harris
Jimmy
Scott Rhyne
Young Priest
Susan Benenson
Deborah Ann Kaye
Evelyn Moore
Dr. Gruber's Nurse
Juanita Fleming
Dr. Gruber's Maid
Jack Collard
Bailiff
Ralph Douglas
Clerk
Gregor Roy
Jury Foreman
John Blood
Funeral Director
Dick McGoldrick
Manager of 2nd Funeral Parlor
Edward Mason
Widow's Son
Patty O'Brien
Irish Nurse #1
Maggie Task
Irish Nurse #2
Joseph Bergmann
Friedman
Herbert Rubens
Abrams
J.P. Foley
John
Leib Lensky
Wheelchair Patient
H. Clay Dear
Courthouse Lawyer
J.J. Clark
Courthouse Guard
Gregory Doucette
Sheraton Bar Waiter
Tony LaFortezza
Sheraton Bartender
Marvin Beck
Sheraton Bar Patron
Herb Peterson
Sheraton Bar Patron
Tobin Bell
Courtroom Observer (uncredited)
Bruce Willis
Courtroom Observer (uncredited)
Murphy Cross
District Attorney (uncredited)
Margie Anderson
Nun in Funeral Home (uncredited)
Kevin Fennessy
Funeral Mourner (uncredited)
Willow Hale
Minor Role (uncredited)
Cullen O. Johnson
Bailiff (uncredited)
Joan Tolentino
Nurse Entering Courthouse (uncredited)
Crew
Sidney Lumet
Director
Jay Presson Allen
Writer
David Mamet
Screenplay
Barry Reed
Novel
Peter C. Frank
Editor
Andrew Mondshein
Assistant Editor
Andrzej Bartkowiak
Director of Photography
Burtt Harris
First Assistant Director, Executive Producer
Robert E. Warren
Second Assistant Director
David Brown
Producer
Richard D. Zanuck
Producer
Sarah M. Brim
Production Assistant
Jonathan Burkhart
Production Assistant, Camera Trainee
Edward Pisoni
Production Design
William H. Steiner
Camera Operator
Hank Muller
Assistant Camera
Gary Muller
Assistant Camera
Bob Paone
Second Assistant Camera
Ed Quinn
Dolly Grip
William Loger
Wardrobe Master
Marilyn Putnam
Wardrobe Master
Anna Hill Johnstone
Costume Design
Bob Grimaldi
Hairstylist
Joe Cranzano
Makeup Artist
Monty Westmore
Makeup Artist
Edward Garzero
Scenic Artist
William Sohmer
Scenic Artist
Mark Bachman
Scenic Artist
Polly Wood-Holland
Scenic Artist
Louis Cerborino
Sound Editor
Maurice Schell
Sound Editor
Harry Peck Bolles
Assistant Sound Editor
Mark Rathaus
Assistant Sound Editor
Lee Dichter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
James Sabat
Sound Mixer
Joel Moss
Score Engineer
Frank Graziadei
Boom Operator
Louis Sabat
Boom Operator
Mel Zelniker
ADR Recordist
Johnny Mandel
Original Music Composer
James Fanning
Transportation Captain
George DeTitta Sr.
Set Decoration
Dave Weinman
Set Dresser
Carlos Quiles
Construction Foreman
Joe Williams Sr.
Construction Grip
John McDonnell
Props
Louis Goldman
Still Photographer
Kay Chapin
Script Supervisor
Michael Avallon
Driver
Chris Stoia
Location Manager
Alexandra Decker
Location Manager
Eileen Eichenstein
Production Office Coordinator
Joseph M. Caracciolo Jr.
Property Master
Ken Ornstein
Assistant Director Trainee
Robert Ward
Key Grip
Billy Kerwick
Grip
Dusty Wallace
Gaffer
Joseph M. Caracciolo
Unit Production Manager
Jennifer Ogden
Unit Manager
Ellen Levene
Unit Publicist
John Kasarda
Art Direction
Miles Goodman
Orchestrator
Angela Morley
Orchestrator
Philip Gips
Graphic Designer
