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.
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Film Cast:

• Arthur Kirkland: Al Pacino
• Judge Francis Rayford: Jack Warden
• Judge Henry T. Fleming: John Forsythe
• Grandpa Sam: Lee Strasberg
• Jay Porter: Jeffrey Tambor
• Gail Packer: Christine Lahti
• Arnie: Sam Levene
• Ralph Agee: Robert Christian
• Jeff McCullaugh: Thomas G. Waites
• Warren Fresnell: Larry Bryggman
• Frank Bowers: Craig T. Nelson
• Carl Travers: Dominic Chianese
• Leo Fauci: Victor Arnold
• Officer Leary: Vincent Beck
• Elderly Man: Michael Gorrin
• Larry: Baxter Harris
• Prison Doctor: Joe Morton
• Deputy Sheriff: Alan North
• Desk Clerk Kiley: Tom Quinn
• Sherry: Beverly Sanders
• Gitel: Connie Sawyer
• Assistant D.A. Keene: Charles Siebert
• Judge Burns: Robert Symonds
• Marvin Bates: Keith Andes
• Avilar: Vasili Bogazianos
• George Reisler: Terrence Currier

Film Crew:

• Set Decoration: Thomas L. Roysden
• Writer: Barry Levinson
• Editor: John F. Burnett
• Producer: Norman Jewison
• Director of Photography: Victor J. Kemper
• Producer: Patrick J. Palmer
• Original Music Composer: Dave Grusin
• Costume Design: Ruth Myers
• Executive Producer: Joe Wizan
• Production Design: Richard Macdonald
• Writer: Valerie Curtin
• Pilot: Ross Reynolds
• Makeup Artist: Frank Westmore
• Hairstylist: Vivienne Walker
• Art Direction: Peter Samish

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