Based on American trial lawyer and bestselling author Barry Reed's 1980s novel of the same name, allegedly inspired by real-life events he witnessed to during his career of a legal practitioner, The Verdict was written by David Mamet, the masterful playwright and screenwriter who gave us such classics as The Postman ...
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In the novel on which the movie is based, the turned-down settlement offer of $210,000 is referred to a "Guzinta" because the amount "goes into" three, referencing Galvin's contingency fee. The bar Frank Galvin, played by Paul Newman, frequents is named "Vasacs".
"The Verdict" is one of the best courtroom dramas of cinema history with one of the best performances of Paul Newman. Directed by Sidney Lumet, "The Verdict" is also the third work of the talented David Mamet that wrote the great screenplay with an unusual (open) end for an American movie.
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Factual errors Near the end of the film the bishop wears his ring on his left hand. Bishops wear their episcopal rings only on the right hand. Frank gets a telephone bill at his office with a zip code of 02981. Boston zip codes begin with "021" and "022".
Laura “psyches-out” both Frank and Mick. She lures Frank by playing hard to get and worms her way into his heart, being something she is not. She staves off Mick's doubts by being assertive and open about his suspicions of her.