The Lawyer

1970

Crime / Drama / Mystery

IMDb Rating 6.7/10 10 355 355

lawyer socialite

Plot summary

Tony Petrocelli, a bright young lawyer practicing in the rich cattle town of Baker, becomes embroiled in a murder case.

Director

Sidney J. Furie Photo
Sidney J. Furie

Top cast

Barry Newman Photo
Barry Newman as Tony Petrocelli
Warren J. Kemmerling Photo
Warren J. Kemmerling as Sergeant Moran
Ivor Barry Photo
Ivor Barry as Wyler
Ray Ballard Photo
Ray Ballard as Mr. Canon
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
1.07 GB
1280*692
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 59 min
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1.99 GB
1920*1038
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 59 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by katslawgroup

Courtroom dramatization of the Sam Shepard case.

Fascinating version of the Sam Shepard case. Newman plays an upstart attorney who gets handed a murder case involving a doctor accused of killing his wife. He dominates the film with some dynamic acting. Terrific courtroom scenes. Director Furie offers several flashy point-of-view angles and keeps things moving just fine. It occasionally veers toward the fantastic by exaggerating certain aspects of the Dr. Shepard case but never loses its audience. Why this film has always been unavailable on DVD is a mystery. Its time has come since it outshines so many of the courtroom dramas that have come along since it was released. Diana Muldaur is very good in a rare movie role.
Reviewed by AAdaSC 5 / 10

Courtroom battle

This film is a courtroom drama following lawyer Barry Newman (Petrocelli) as he defends doctor Robert Colbert (Jack) against the charge of murdering his wife Mary Wilcox (Wilma). The story is based on a true case and the film resulted in a TV spin off series called 'Petrocelli'. In fact, the film has the feel of a TV movie.It's an OK film – nothing special. The running time is too long and rival lawyer Harold Gould (Scott) has a very annoying habit of throwing snacks violently into his mouth and eating his way through the dialogue. Lose points for that. The script-writers have also given Colbert some pretty stupid lines of dialogue - why on earth would he say such dumb stuff if he wants to convince us of his innocence? He tells his lawyer words to the effect of 'you really want to know if I did it or not, don't you?' Why would an innocent man tease his lawyer, and the audience, like this? Pure crap from the scriptwriting department.Actually, it doesn't really matter because Colbert is about to be transported to his next adventure on the "Time Tunnel". He's just biding his time. By the way 'Bidin' My Time' is a classic song by Judy Garland from the film "Girl Crazy" (1943). The film's not so good, but the song sequence is great. Back to this film, it's made in the 70's so guess what, gratuitous breast alert!
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