Up-and-coming young lawyer Andrew Beckett (Tom Hanks) has just been fired by his prestigious law firm. They say he hasn't got what it takes. Andrew knows it's because he's got AIDS. Determined to defend his professional reputation Andrew hires fierce brilliant personal-injury attorney Joe Miller (Denzel Washington) to sue his former employers for wrongful dismissal. Joe is initially reluctant to take on the case. Although he as grown up knowing the pain of prejudice he's never had to confront his own prejudices against homosexuality and AIDS...until now. One man is... fighting for his reputation his life and for justice. The other is battling to overcome his own and society's ignorance and fear. Philadelphia is one of the most powerful and critically acclaimed movies of our time. [show more]
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Tom Hanks' Oscar-winning performance as a gay man dying of AIDS in Jonathan Demme's big-budget, all-star movie brings the modern disease to mainstream Hollywood. Hanks plays Andrew Beckett, a lawyer who is fired when his boss discovers that he has AIDS. He then engages the services of homophobic lawyer Joe Miller (Denzel Washington) to take his company to court.
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Up-and-coming young lawyer Andrew Beckett (Tom Hanks) has just been fired by his prestigious law firm They say he hasn&39;t got what it takes Andrew knows it&39;s because he&39;s got AIDS Determined to defend his professional reputation Andrew hires fierce brilliant personal-injury attorney Joe Miller (Denzel Washington) to sue his former employers for wrongful dismissal Joe is initially reluctant to take on the case Although he as grown up knowing the pain of prejudice he&39;s never had to confront his own prejudices against homosexuality and AIDSuntil now One man is fighting for his reputation his life and for justice The other is battling to overcome his own and society&39;s ignorance and fear Philadelphia is one of the most powerful and critically acclaimed movies of our time Actors Tom Hanks Denzel Washington Antonio Banderas Roberta Maxwell Jason Robards Mary Steenburgen & Charles NapierDirector Jonathan DemmeCertificate 12 years and overYear 1993Screen 1851 Anamorphic WidescreenLanguages English - Dolby Digital (51)Subtitles Cantonese ; Czech ; English ; Hebrew ; Hungarian ; Italian ; Polish ; RussianClosed Captions YesDuration 1 hour and 58 minutes (approx)
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