Philadelphia (1993)
With Tom Hanks, Jason Robards, Mary Steenburgen, Antonio Banderas, Joanne Woodward, Charles Napier, Anna Deavere Smith, Ron Vawter
Directed by Jonathan Demme
Philadelphia is a 1993 American legal drama film directed and produced by Jonathan Demme, written by Ron Nyswaner, and starring Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington. Filmed on location in its namesake city, it tells the story of attorney Andrew Beckett (Hanks) who comes to ask a personal injury attorney, Joe Miller (Washington), to help him sue his former law firm, who fired him after discovering he was gay and that he had AIDS. The cast also features Jason Robards, Mary Steenburgen, Antonio Banderas, and Joanne Woodward.
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