Hailed as a landmark film that dazzles with deep emotion and exceptional acting, 'Philadelphia' stars Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington as two competing lawyers who join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination. And as their unlikely friendship develops, their courage overcomes the prejudice and corruption of their powerful adversaries.
Synopsis: Provocative drama about a talented gay lawyer who is fired from his prestigious Philadelphia law firm when it is learned he has AIDS. Finding no one willing to take his case, he turns to a black homophobic personal-injury attorney, who realizes the discrimination levied against gays is not unlike what he endures as a black man in a white man's world.
Production Year:
1993
Released:
Tue, 09/09/1997
Run Time Minutes:
128
Genres:
Drama
Trailer:
No
Format Aspect Ratio:
1.85-Wide Screen
Resolution:
480x720 LowRez
More Information:
HD-1
Audio Language:
English
Audio Format:
Dolby Digital
Audio Channels:
5.1
Actors:
Tom Hanks - Andrew Beckett
Actors:
Denzel Washington - Joe Miller
Actors:
Roberta Maxwell - Judge Tate
Actors:
Buzz Kilman - "Crutches"
Actors:
Karen Finley - Dr. Gillman
Actors:
Daniel Chapman - Clinic Storyteller
Actors:
Mark Sorensen, Jr. - Clinic Patient
Actors:
Jeffrey Williamson - Tyrone
Actors:
Charles Glenn - Kenneth Killcoyne
Actors:
Ron Vawter - Bob Seidman
Actors:
Anna Deavere Smith - Anthea Burton
Actors:
Stephanie Roth - Rachel Smilow
Actors:
Lisa Talerico - Shelby
Actors:
Joanne Woodward - Sarah Beckett
Actors:
Jason Robards - Charles Wheeler
Actors:
Robert Ridgely - Walter Kenton
Actors:
Chandra Wilson - Chandra
Actors:
Ford Wheeler - Alan
Actors:
David Drake - Bruno
Actors:
Peter Jacobs - Peter / Mona Lisa
Actors:
Antonio Banderas - Miguel Alvarez
Actors:
Paul Lazar - Dr. Klenstein
Actors:
Bradley Whitford - Jamey Collins
Actors:
Lisa Summerour - Lisa Miller
Actors:
Freddie Foxxx - Hospital Patient
Actors:
Paul Moore - Hospital Patient
Actors:
Warren Miller - Mr. Finley
Actors:
Lauren Roselli - Iris
Actors:
Jane Moore - Lydia Glines
Actors:
Joey Perillo - Filko
Actors:
Bill Rowe - Dr. Armbruster
Actors:
Dennis Radesky - Santa Claus
Actors:
Glen Hartell - Library Guard
Actors:
Tracey Walter - Librarian
Actors:
John Ignarri - Young Man in Library
Actors:
Richard Ehrlich - Young Man in Library
Actors:
Julius Erving - Himself
Actors:
Ann Dowd - Jill Beckett
Actors:
Katie Lintner - Alexis
Actors:
Peg French - The Bronte Sisters
Actors:
Ann Howard - The Bronte Sisters
Actors:
Meghan Tepas - Meghan
Actors:
John Bedford Lloyd - Matt Beckett
Actors:
Robert W. Castle - Bud Beckett
Actors:
Molly Hickok - Molly Beckett
Actors:
Dan Olmstead - Randy Beckett
Actors:
Elizabeth Roby - Elizabeth Beckett
Actors:
Adam LeFevre - Jill's Husband
Actors:
Gary Goetzman - Guido Paonessa
Actors:
Daniel Von Bargen - Jury Foreman
Actors:
Melissa Fraser Brown - The Jury
Actors:
Jordan Cael - The Jury
Actors:
Dodie Demme - The Jury
Actors:
Patricia Greenwell - The Jury
Actors:
Donovan Mannato - The Jury
Actors:
Harry Northup - The Jury
Actors:
Steven Scales - The Jury
Actors:
Billy Ray Tyson - The Jury
Actors:
Kenneth Utt - The Jury
Actors:
Steve Vignari - The Jury
Actors:
Lawrence T. Wrentz - The Jury
Actors:
Mary Steenburgen - Belinda Conine
Actors:
Obba Babatunde - Jerome Green
Actors:
James B. Howard - Dexter Smith
Actors:
Charles Techman - Ralph Peterson
Actors:
Charles Napier - Judge Garnett
Actors:
Roger Corman - Mr. Laird
Actors:
Jim Roche - "Not Adam and Steve"
Actors:
Donna Hamilton - Angela Medina
Actors:
Himself - Mayor Edward Rendell
Actors:
Daniel Wolff - Filko's Buddy
Actors:
John T. O'Connell - Macho Barfly
Actors:
Edward Kirkland - Cousin Eddie
Actors:
Tony Fitzpatrick - Bartender
Actors:
Kathryn Witt - Melissa Benedict
Actors:
Debra H. Ballard - Court Stenographer
Actors:
Andr? B. Blake - Young Man in Pharmacy
Actors:
Ira Flitter - Andrew's Friend
Actors:
Gene Borkan - Bailiff
Actors:
Jon Arterton - The Flirtations
Actors:
Michael Callen - The Flirtations
Actors:
Aurelio Font - The Flirtations
Actors:
Jimmy Rutland - The Flirtations
Actors:
Cliff Townsend - The Flirtations
Actors:
Q Lazzarus - Party Singer
Actors:
Lucas Platt - Robert
Actors:
Lewis Walker - "Punchline"
Actors:
Carmen Mahiques - Miguel's Mom
Actors:
Jos? Castillo - Miguel's Dad
Actors:
Leigh Smiley - Younger Sarah Beckett
Actors:
Philip Joseph 'PJ' McGee - Child Andrew
Actors:
Roy Blount Jr. - Guest at Party
Actors:
Bob Bowersox - P.R. Director
Actors:
Robert Breslo
Actors:
Quentin Crisp - Guest at party
Actors:
Tony Devon - Security Guard
Actors:
Randy Aaron Fink - E.R. Doctor
Actors:
Jaime Gomez - Guy in Library
Actors:
Susan Schary - Courtroom Artist