Directed by Norman Jewison • 1979 • United States
Starring Al Pacino, Jack Warden, John Forsythe
“You’re out of order!” Al Pacino electrifies in this scorching indictment of the justice system, a rousing blend of scathing satire and impassioned drama from socially conscious director Norman Jewison. Pacino plays Arthur Kirkland, a controversial young lawyer who has often butted heads with the corrupt judge Henry T. Fleming (John Forsythe). When the judge is accused of rape, Kirkland is surprisingly enlisted to defend him—plunging him into an explosive legal and ethical quagmire that will shake up the courtroom.
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