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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
Name | Character |
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Barry Newman | Tony Petrocelli |
Harold Gould | Eric P. Scott |
Diana Muldaur | Ruth Petrocelli |
Robert Colbert | Jack Harrison |
Kathleen Crowley | Alice Fiske |
Warren J. Kemmerling | Sergeant Moran |
Booth Colman | Judge Crawford |
Ken Swofford | Charlie O'Keefe |
E.J. André | F.J. Williamson |
William Sylvester | Paul Harrison |
Directors
Writers
Sidney J. Furie, Harold Buchman
Cast
Name | Character |
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Barry Newman | Tony Petrocelli |
Harold Gould | Eric P. Scott |
Diana Muldaur | Ruth Petrocelli |
Robert Colbert | Jack Harrison |
Kathleen Crowley | Alice Fiske |
Warren J. Kemmerling | Sergeant Moran |
Booth Colman | Judge Crawford |
Ken Swofford | Charlie O'Keefe |
E.J. André | F.J. Williamson |
William Sylvester | Paul Harrison |
Jeffery V. Thompson | Andy Greer |
Tom Harvey | Bob Chambers |
Ivor Barry | Wyler |
Melendy Britt | Ann Greer |
John Himes | Myro McCauley |
Ralph Thomas | Mike Peterson |
Mary Charlotte Wilcox | Wilma Harrison |
Gene O'Donnell | Judge Swackhammer |
Walter Mathews | Mr. Andre |
Ray Ballard | Mr. Canon |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Brad Dexter | Producer |