Dec 27th  
The Verdict**  
(US 1982)     
Twentieth Century Fox. 129m.

An drunken ambulance chasing Boston lawyer sees a chance to redeem himself by taking a medical malpractice case into court, against all advice.
Lumet's sobering antidote to Twelve Angry Men: a deliberately gloomy looking legal drama, intricately written, where subtlety of plot and acting are the keynotes.

Written by: David Mamet, based on the novel by Barry Reed.
Producers: David Brown, Richard D. Zanuck.
Director: Sidney Lumet.
Starring: Paul Newman, James Mason, Jack Warden, Charlotte Rampling, Milo O'Shea, Edward Binns, James Handy, Joe Seneca, Wesley Addy, Lindsay Crouse.
Photography: Andrzej Bartkowiak.
Music: Johnny Mandel.

+ Bruce Willis is an extra in the courtroom, at an early stage of his career