Philadelphia (1993)
Release: December 22, 1993 | Runtime: 2h 6m | Rating: 7.7
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.
No one would take on his case... until one man was willing to take on the system.
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Main 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
- Daniel Chapman as Clinic Storyteller
- Roger Corman as Mr. Laird
- Ann Dowd as Jill Beckett
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What is Philadelphia about?
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.
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