Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8199 in DVD
• Released on: 2001-02-05
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Anamorphic, Dubbed, PAL, Widescreen
• Original language: English, French
• Subtitled in: Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
• Dubbed in: German, Italian, Spanish
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 114 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
Al Pacino plays a Maryland lawyer who takes on a judicial system rife with deal making in And Justice for All, an awkward blend of satire and sentimentality. Topical director Norman Jewison can't seem to help Pacino get comfortable with the mismatched material, which pushes the film into outrageousness at some turns and mawkishness at others. The script by Barry Levinson and Valerie Curtin is more an accumulation of random ideas and moments than a congruent story. However, it's interesting to see the large cast of good actors, most of whom were unknowns at the time including Christine Lahti who made her film debut here. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com

Special Features
1.85 Wide Screen
16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
DVD 5
French\German\Italian\Spanish
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital Mono English French German Italian Spanish
Dolby Digital Mono
Filmographies
Commentary
Trailer
Arabic\Bulgarian\Czech\Danish\Dutch\English\Finnish\French\German\Greek\Hebrew\Hindi\Hungarian\Icelandic\Italian\Norwegian\Polish\Portuguese\Spanish\Swedish\Turkish

Synopsis
Pacino balances a performance between comedy and bleak despair when he adds a thoroughly detestable judge accused of rape to his already miserable client list. Maybe intended as satire, maybe not. Lahti's debut film role. Academy Award Nominations: Best Actor--Al Pacino.

Customer Reviews

not a bad show
Al pacinos career was still in its infancy when he made this,i believe this was his ninth film,dont quote me on that,the year was 1979 and the director was the very capable norman jewison.The film looks at whats wrong with the legal system and for the most part has a very serious,dark view on it,some laughs are oddly thrown in which upsets the balance slightly,some work and some seem quite slapstick when positioned among the turmoils and chaos and the moral message which is there for all to see.
The film details a lawyer called arthur kirkland played by pacino who wants to be the best lawyer he can be and buys into the idea that everyone deserves a fair trial no matter what,when he is asked to defend a judge who he hates and suspects may be guilty then he has some tough decisions to make.
There is a good support cast who all play their part in helping pacino make up his mind on whats best even if it costs him everything,i found the film to be brave yet awkward in places with great performances and a good message,not a masterpiece but a good show nonetheless.

COULD HAVE BEEN A CLASSIC
Given the talent involved (Pacino and Jewison) this could have been a classic but the director or producers decided to add comedy which is out of kilter with the demands of the subject matter. The film is also overlong and unfunny. The ridiculous scene with the helicopter ride sums up the whole movie. A lost opportunity.

Pacino shines
I first saw this film on TV several decades ago and hadn't seen it for a long time. Would it have the same impact that it had 20 years ago? Have my views changed in that time? Well having seen it again today, the answer is a resounding yes and no respectively.

Its certainly an oddball film, mixing the laugh out-loud with moments that will leave you knotted up with anger and frustration. Jack Warden plays the suicidal Judge Rayford, and John Forsythe is Judge Fleming who is accused of raping and assaulting a young woman. Al Pacino is Arthur Kirkland an idealistic lawyer who ends up defending Judge Fleming.

There are a few contrived moments, but stick with it as the ending is worth waiting for, when Al Pacino gives his opening statement to the Jury. When this film was made in the late 1970's Al Pacino was at his very best, and the movie star Pacino had not yet taken over. His performance throughout the film is marvellous.

It isn't a masterpiece by any means, but its a lot better than most films being made today. See it if only for Pacino's performance.