First Monday in October

Aug 21, 1981

1h 38m

★ 6.1

In the Supreme Court, there are only eight of them against all of her.

Overview

For the first time in history a woman is appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, where she becomes a friendly rival to a liberal associate.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

First Monday in October Trailers

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Cast

Dan Snow

Walter Matthau

Ruth Loomis

Jill Clayburgh

Chief Justice Crawford

Barnard Hughes

Christine Snow

Jan Sterling

Mason Woods

James Stephens

Bill Russell

Joshua Bryant

Justice Harold Webb

Wiley Harker

Justice Waldo Thompson

F.J. O'Neil

Justice Josiah Clewes

Charles Lampkin

Justice Benjamin Halperin

Lew Palter

Justice Richard Carey

Richard McMurray

Justice Ambrose Quincy

Herb Vigran

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