Philadelphia - Trailer

Posted June 10, 2005

Movies & TV - A black attorney (Denzel Washington) reluctantly decides to represent another attorney (Tom Hanks) who's suing a law firm for releasing him after he develops AIDS.

Jonathan Demme directs this first star-driven vehicle to tell an AIDS-related story. Washington plays Joe Miller, a homophobic small-time attorney who reluctantly decides to represent Andrew Beckett. Beckett (Hanks), who is also an attorney, is suing a prestigious Philadelphia law firm for releasing him without cause, after he has contracted HIV. The result is an acclaimed, emotionally powerful social commentary that takes a hard look at the long-term ramifications of AIDS.

Release Year: 1994

• Actor: Tom Hanks
• Actor: Denzel Washington
• Star: Tom Hanks
• Star: Denzel Washington
• Star: Jason Robards
• Star: Mary Steenburgen
• Star: Antonio Banderas
• Star: Joanne Woodward
• Star: Tracey Walter
• Star: Robert Castle
• Additional Music/Songs: Neil Young
• Additional Music/Songs: Bruce Springsteen
• Composer: Howard Shore
• Director: Jonathan Demme
• Director of Photography: Tak Fujimoto
• Executive Producer: Ron Bozman
• Executive Producer: Gary Goetzman
• Executive Producer: Kenneth Utt
• Producer: Jonathan Demme
• Producer: Edward Saxon
• Screenwriter: Ron Nyswaner