Gideon's Trumpet (1980)

Gideon's Trumpet (1980)

1980-04-30 United States of America 104 Min. PG-13
6.2 10 votes

Overview

True story of Clarence Gideon's fight to be appointed counsel at the expense of the state. This landmark case led to the Supreme Court's decision which extended this right to all criminal defendants.

Cast

Henry Fonda is Clarence Earl Gideon
Clarence Earl Gideon
José Ferrer is Abe Fortas
Abe Fortas
John Houseman is Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator
Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator
Fay Wray is Edna Curtis
Edna Curtis
Dean Jagger is 6th Supreme Court Justice
6th Supreme Court Justice
Sam Jaffe is 1st Supreme Court Justice
1st Supreme Court Justice
Nicholas Pryor is Jacob
Jacob
William Prince is 5th Supreme Court Justice
5th Supreme Court Justice
Lane Smith is Fred Turner
Fred Turner
Richard McKenzie is Judge Robert McCrary
Judge Robert McCrary
Dolph Sweet is Charlie
Charlie
Ford Rainey is 2nd Supreme Court Justice
2nd Supreme Court Justice

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