The Lawyer

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The Lawyer is a 1970 courtroom drama film loosely based on the Sam Sheppard murder case, in which a physician is charged with killing his wife following a highly publicized and sloppy investigation. The film was directed by Sidney J.read more
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The Lawyer is a 1970 courtroom drama film loosely based on the Sam Sheppard murder case, in which a physician is charged with killing his wife following a highly publicized and sloppy investigation. The film was directed by Sidney J. Furie and starred Barry Newman as the energetic, opportunistic defense attorney Tony Petrocelli. Diana Muldaur co-starred as Ruth Petrocelli. The film is the source of the role Newman reprised in the TV series Petrocelli.

Original Release

03/10/1970

US Release

03/10/1970

Cast

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Directors

Sidney J. Furie

Writers

Sidney J. Furie, Harold Buchman

Cast

Producers

Editors

Argyle Nelson Jr.

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