Philadelphia
- Director
- Jonathan Demme
- Release Date
- January 14, 1994
- Cast
- Tom Hanks , Denzel Washington , Roberta Maxwell , Buzz Kilman , Karen Finley , Daniel Chapman , Mark Sorensen Jr. , Jeffrey Williamson
- Writers
- Ron Nyswaner
- Runtime
- 125 Minutes
- Budget
- $26 million
- Main Genre
- Drama
- Cinematographer
- Tak Fujimoto
- Producer
- Edward Saxon, Jonathan Demme
- Production Company
- Clinica Estetico, TriStar Pictures
- Distributor
- TriStar Pictures
- Assistant Director
- Ron Bozman
Summary
When a man with HIV is fired by his law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit.
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