Robin9
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I agree about Barry Newman. He had more than enough screen charisma to have become a big star. For some reason, it didn't happen. I'm very pleased Kino is releasing this disc.For those of us (old enuff to be...) familiar with Barry Newman's Petrocelli character from the '70s TV series, The Lawyer -- the theatrical release which spawned it -- is far edgier than you might expect. Recommended, albeit with caveats over some politically incorrect touches and modest stretches of credulity.
I always liked Newman, whose career never reached the heights it might have, IMHO. He was once described as a cross between Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman....
Incidentally, I saw this film by mistake! I thought it was a Paul Newman movie I was going to see!