Philadelphia

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PG13,2hrs 5min

Genre:

Drama

Released:

January 1, 1993

Director:

Jonathan Demme

Distributor:

Sony Pictures Home

Starring:

Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Jason Robards, Jr. ... More

Synopsis: At the time of its release, Jonathan Demme's Philadelphia was the first big-budget Hollywood film to tackle the medical, political, and social issues of AIDS. Tom Hanks, in his first Academy Award-winning performance, plays Andrew Beckett, a talented lawyer at a stodgy Philadelphia law firm. The homosexual Andrew has contracted AIDS but fears informing his firm about the disease. The firm's senior partner, Charles Wheeler (Jason Robards), assigns Andrew a case involving their most important client. ... Full Synopsis

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	Tom Hanks Andrew Beckett Denzel Washington Joe Miller Jason Robards, Jr. Charles Wheeler Mary Steenburgen Belinda Conine

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Philadelphia [Anniversary Edition] [2 Discs]

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