…And Justice for All (film)

Infobox Film
name = ...And Justice For All


caption = original movie poster
director = Norman Jewison
producer = Norman Jewison
Patrick J. Palmer
writer = Valerie Curtin
Barry Levinson
starring = Al Pacino
John Forsythe
Christine Lahti
Jack Warden
Lee Strasberg
music = Dave Grusin
cinematography = Victor J. Kemper
editing = John F. Burnett
distributor = Columbia Pictures
released = June 29, 1979
runtime = 119 min.
country = US
awards =
language = English
budget =
amg_id = 1:2201
imdb_id = 0078718

"...And Justice For All" is a fy|1979 film directed by Norman Jewison. It tells the story of a Baltimore defense lawyer named Arthur Kirkland (played by Al Pacino). In the film, Kirkland finds himself blackmailed into defending corrupt judge Henry T. Fleming (played by John Forsythe) for a rape charge, even though the two men personally loathe each other.

The movie also stars Jack Warden, Lee Strasberg, Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Lahti, Craig T. Nelson and Thomas G. Waites. It was also 75-year old character actor Sam Levene's final film, after a 40+ year acting career. The movie was written by Valerie Curtin and Barry Levinson.

This film includes a well-known scene in which Kirkland shouts at Judge Rayford, "I'm" out of order? "You're" out of order! "The whole trial" is out of order! "They're" out of order!" The closing courtroom scene was filmed on the first take.

"...And Justice For All" received two Academy Award nominations, for the best actor in a leading role (Pacino) and for best original screenplay (Curtin and Levinson). Pacino also received a Golden Globe nomination for his performance. This film represented the second time Pacino was nominated for these awards in a movie in which he acted alongside his famed acting teacher, Lee Strasberg, the other being "The Godfather Part II".

The title is the last four words of the Pledge of Allegiance.

Plot

Cast

* Al Pacino "as" Arthur Kirkland
* John Forsythe "as" Judge Henry T. Fleming
* Christine Lahti "as" Gail Packer
* Jack Warden "as" Judge Francis Rayford
* Lee Strasberg "as" Sam Kirkland
* Jeffrey Tambor "as" Jay Porter
* Sam Levene "as" Arnie
* Robert Christian "as" Ralph Agee
* Thomas G. Waites "as" Jeff McCullaugh
* Larry Bryggman "as" Warren Fresnell
* Dominic Chianese "as" Carl Travers
* Craig T. Nelson "as" Frank Bowers
* Victor Arnold "as" Leo Fasci
* Vincent Beck "as" Officer Leary
* Bonita Cartwright "as" Woman in car
* Michael Gorrin "as" Elderly Man

ee also

* Trial movies

References

The band Metallica's album, ...And Justice For All is named after this movie, along with the song, found on the same album.

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