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1980
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • History
  • TV Movie

Gideon's Trumpet

Runtime
1h 44m
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Languages
  • en
  • de
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.

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Anthony Lewis
Novel
Robert L. Collins
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Henry Fonda
Clarence Earl Gideon
José Ferrer
Abe Fortas
John Houseman
Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator
Fay Wray
Edna Curtis
Dean Jagger
Sixth Supreme Court Justice
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  • Status
    Released
  • Release date
    April 30, 1980
  • Original Language
    English

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