The Story
Tom Hanks won an Academy Award for Best Actor with his stirring portrayal of Andrew Beckett, a successful attorney stricken with AIDS who sues his powerful Philadelphia firm after they dismiss him. The only lawyer who will help him is ambulance-chaser Joe Miller (Denzel Washington), who agrees to take the case despite his discomfort with Andrew's illness and homosexuality. With Jason Robards, Mary Steenburgen, Antonio Banderas, and Joanne Woodward; Jonathan Demme directs. 125 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English. Two-disc set.
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Description
Tom Hanks won an Academy Award for Best Actor with his stirring portrayal of Andrew Beckett, a successful attorney stricken with AIDS who sues his powerful Philadelphia firm after they dismiss him. The only lawyer who will help him is ambulance-chaser Joe Miller (Denzel Washington), who agrees to take the case despite his discomfort with Andrew's illness and homosexuality. With Jason Robards, Mary Steenburgen, Antonio Banderas, and Joanne Woodward; Jonathan Demme directs. 125 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English. Two-disc set.
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