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A coal black satire of the American judicial system brought to life by Al Pacino before he phoned it in.

- The title is the last four words of the Pledge of Allegiance as well as the title of the fourth album by metal band Metallica.

- And Justice For All received two Academy Award nominations, for the Best Actor in a Leading role (Pacino) and for Best Original Screenplay (Curtin and Levinson). Pacino also received a Golden Globe nomination for his performance.

- It was also 75-year old character actor Sam Levene's final film, after a 40+ year acting career.

And Justice For All

Rating: R Genre: Drama

Synopsis:

A young 12-year veteran lawyer (Al Pacino) battles not only one-on-one injustices in the courts, but the whole system as well. Story follows this attorney through several of his cases, including that of Fleming (John Forsyth) a venal, self-righteous judge accused of sadistically raping and beating a young woman.

Starring:

Al Pacino, Jack Warden , John Forsythe , Christine Lahti

Director:

Norman Jewison