Movie
Philadelphia
Overview
Two competing lawyers join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination. As their unlikely friendship develops, their courage overcomes the prejudice and corruption of their powerful adversaries.
Details
- Release date
- 1993-12-22
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- TriStar Pictures, Clinica Estetico, A Luta Continua
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Tom Hanks as Andrew Beckett
- Denzel Washington as Joe Miller
- Jason Robards as Charles Wheeler
- Mary Steenburgen as Belinda Conine
- Antonio Banderas as Miguel Alvarez
- Ron Vawter as Bob Seidman
- Robert Ridgely as Walter Kenton
- Charles Napier as Judge Garnett
- Lisa Summerour as Lisa Miller
- Obba Babatundé as Jerome Green
- Andre B. Blake as Young Man in Pharmacy
- Robert W. Castle as Bud Beckett
Crew
- Jonathan Demme - Director
- Ron Nyswaner - Writer
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