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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date1980-04-30
Languageen
Runtime1h 44m
Production

Gideon Productions, Worldvision Enterprises

6.5(13)
•1980•1h 44m

Gideon's Trumpet

DramaCrimeHistoryTV Movie

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.

Cinematography
Donald H. Birnkrant

Principal Cast

41 credited
Henry Fonda
Henry FondaClarence Earl Gideon
José Ferrer
José FerrerAbe Fortas
John Houseman
John HousemanChief Justice / Offscreen Narrator
Fay Wray
Fay WrayEdna Curtis
Dean Jagger
Dean Jagger6th Supreme Court Justice
Sam Jaffe
Sam Jaffe1st Supreme Court Justice
Nicholas Pryor
Nicholas PryorJacob
William Prince
William Prince5th Supreme Court Justice
Lane Smith
Lane SmithFred Turner
Richard McKenzie
Richard McKenzieJudge Robert McCrary

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