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...And Justice for All
An ethical Baltimore defense lawyer disgusted with rampant legal corruption is forced to defend a judge he despises in a rape trial under the threat of being disbarred.
1979 · Directed by Norman Jewison · 119 min · Drama · 31 frames
Tagline
Once in a while someone fights back.
Crew
- Written by: Barry Levinson, Valerie Curtin
- Cinematography: Victor J. Kemper
- Edited by: John F. Burnett
- Music: Dave Grusin
- Production design: Richard Macdonald
- Produced by: Norman Jewison, Patrick J. Palmer
Cast
- Al Pacino as Arthur Kirkland
- Jack Warden as Judge Francis Rayford
- John Forsythe as Judge Henry T. Fleming
- Lee Strasberg as Grandpa Sam
- Christine Lahti as Gail Packer
- Craig T. Nelson as Frank Bowers
- Jeffrey Tambor as Jay Porter
- Sam Levene as Arnie
- Robert Christian as Ralph Agee
- Thomas G. Waites as Jeff McCullaugh
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Columbia Pictures
- Budget: $4,000,000
- Box office: $33,300,000
- Themes: lawyer, courtroom, extramarital affair, courtroom drama, legal thriller, bitter
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