…returned to the courtroom with The Verdict (1982), a widely acclaimed drama, with a powerful Oscar-nominated performance by Paul Newman as an alcoholic lawyer who rediscovers his pride—and his talent—when he takes on an unpopular case. Lumet and the film were also Oscar-nominated, as were David Mamet’s potent screenplay and…

…Postman Always Rings Twice (1981); The Verdict (1982), for which he received an Academy Award nomination; Rising Sun (1993); Wag the Dog (1997), for which he received another Oscar nomination; and Hannibal (2001), all adaptations of novels. He both wrote and directed the motion pictures House of Games (1987), Homicide…

…Boys from Brazil (1978), and The Verdict (1982).

…nomination for his work in The Verdict (1982), a courtroom drama about an alcoholic lawyer in a malpractice case.

…Memories (1980) and Sidney Lumet’s The Verdict (1982), starring alongside Paul Newman in the latter. She also had the lead role in such films as Max My Love (1986), about a woman who falls in love with a chimpanzee. About this time Rampling was being treated for depression, and in…