Philadelphia (1993)

The Essence of Discrimination

Andrew (Tom Hanks) recites from memory a legal precedent of the Federal Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to Joe (Denzel Washington), in order to convince him that there’s a winnable case.

Directed by Jonathan Demme.

© Sony 2013

Released in 1993 by Sony.

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