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...And Justice for All. (1979) -- An ethical Baltimore defense lawyer disgusted with rampant legal corruption is asked to defend a judge he despises in a rape trial. But if he doesn't do it, the judge will have him disbarred.
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Director:
Norman Jewison
Writers:
Valerie Curtin (written by) &
Barry Levinson (written by)
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Release Date:
25 December 1979 (Sweden) more
Genre:
Drama | Thriller | Crime more
Tagline:
This man needs the best lawyer in town. But the problem is... he is the best lawyer in town.
Plot:
An ethical Baltimore defense lawyer disgusted with rampant legal corruption is asked to defend a judge he despises in a rape trial. But if he doesn't do it, the judge will have him disbarred. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Film Veteran Kimball Dead At 75
 (From WENN. 13 October 2008, 11:59 AM, PDT)

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`Catch-22' inside a courtroom more (89 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Al Pacino ... Arthur Kirkland

Jack Warden ... Judge Francis Rayford

John Forsythe ... Judge Henry T. Fleming
Lee Strasberg ... Sam Kirkland

Jeffrey Tambor ... Jay Porter

Christine Lahti ... Gail Packer
Sam Levene ... Arnie
Robert Christian ... Ralph Agee

Thomas G. Waites ... Jeff McCullaugh (as Thomas Waites)
Larry Bryggman ... Warren Fresnell

Dominic Chianese ... Carl Travers

Craig T. Nelson ... Frank Bowers
Victor Arnold ... Leo Fasci
Vincent Beck ... Officer Leary
Michael Gorrin ... Elderly Man
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Additional Details

Runtime:
119 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA more

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Trivia:
This was 75-year old character actor Sam Levene's final film. It culminated a 40+ year acting career. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: Kirkland and the Judge converse quite easily in the cabin of helicopter - difficult enough unless shouting more or less directly into each others' ears, impossible when one party is wearing a full coverage noise canceling headset. more
Quotes:
Arthur Kirkland: At this point, I would just like to say that what this committee is doing in theory is highly commendable. However, in practice, it sucks... and I'm not going to answer any more questions. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Three's Company: And Justice for Jack (#5.2)" (1980) more
Soundtrack:
Something Funny Goin' On more

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24 out of 28 people found the following comment useful.
`Catch-22' inside a courtroom, 24 November 2003
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Author: halopes from Lisbon, Portugal

I liked And Justice for All. I found it very entertaining and absorbing. In its satiric way, the movie is full of rich characters and plausible situations even if sometimes you can spot the cliché around the corner. Sometimes satire works as a magnifying glass to expose and better criticize something. And I believe that's what happens in this movie with all those bizarre scenes and deranged characters.

Even though Jewison focuses problems such as corruption, criticizes the danger of powerful people in the wrong places and brings up moral dilemmas about the practice of law, I believe And Justice for All is more of a satire than a serious alert to a possible decadence of the judicial system. The odd elements in the plot are one too many to see the movie strictly from its dramatic point of view: a cross-dresser client, an evidence-eating defendant, a suicidal judge, a hysterical lawyer.

In a certain way, the message of this movie reminded me the one of Mike Nichols anti-war comedy Catch-22: in order to cope with a crazy situation you have to become a little crazy. In a war scenario people fight for values like justice and order, but they also fight for power and interests; the same thing happens inside a courtroom. Some lawyers see Law as a business, some see it as a way to promote their personal careers and some see it as the opportunity given to those who have nothing else to lose.

The performances are just great, specially the ones of Jack Warden and Jeffrey Tambor. Al Pacino unquestionably steals the movie with another over-the-top performance as the lawyer willing to risk everything and delivers another memorable speech during his `opening statement'.

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