Philadelphia is notable for being one of the first mainstream Hollywood films not only to explicitly address HIV/AIDS and homophobia, but also to portray gay people in a positive light. It premiered in Los Angeles on December 14, 1993 in a benefit for the AIDS Project , and opened in limited release on December 22, before expanding into wide ...

Philadelphia: Directed by Jonathan Demme. With Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Roberta Maxwell, Buzz Kilman. 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.

앤드루 베킷(톰 행크스 분)은 필라델피아 유명 로펌에 다니는 변호사이다.동성애자인 베킷이 에이즈에 걸렸다는 사실이 드러나자 로펌에서는 부당한 이유를 들어서 그를 해고한다. 동성애자를 싫어하던 변호사 조 밀러(덴절 워싱턴 분)는 결국 베킷을 도와서 베킷이 부당하게 해고되었음을 ...

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Hard-working, meticulous, and above all, devoted, young attorney Andrew Beckett sees his efforts pay off as he rises through the ranks of a prestigious and powerful Philadelphia law firm. However, right after he earns a promotion, the shocking early signs of AIDS lead to his ignoble dismissal--for alleged incompetence.

Dec 18, 2006 · Philadelphia (1993) -- (Movie Clip) They Panicked Attorney Joe Miller (Denzel Washington) delivers his opening argument to the jury for his AIDS patient client Andrew Beckett (Tom Hanks), in his lawsuit against his employers in Jonathan Demme's Philadelphia, 1993.

As a form of cinematic activism, Philadelphia (1993) attempted to reform the public understanding of AIDS in a time when ignorance and fear of the disease fueled prejudice and hate. The film is not merely set in the city of its title, but in a large part, the people of Philadelphia performed it.

Dec 23, 1993 · "Philadelphia" is the story of Andrew Beckett (Hanks), a promising young lawyer at an upscale law firm. When the homosexual Beckett suddenly contracts AIDS he is fired unfairly fired from his workplace. Beckett then seeks the help of a small time homophobic lawyer, Joe Miller (Washington), to establish a wrongful dismissal case.

Philadelphia is a 1993 American legal drama film directed and produced by Jonathan Demme, written by Ron Nyswaner, and starring Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington.