Gideon's Trumpet (1980)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1980-04-30
Runtime: 104 minutes
Director: Robert L. Collins
Top Cast
- Henry Fonda as Clarence Earl Gideon
- José Ferrer as Abe Fortas
- John Houseman as Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator
- Fay Wray as Edna Curtis
- Dean Jagger as 6th Supreme Court Justice
- Sam Jaffe as 1st Supreme Court Justice
- Nicholas Pryor as Jacob
- William Prince as 5th Supreme Court Justice
- Lane Smith as Fred Turner
- Richard McKenzie as Judge Robert McCrary
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