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Gideon's Trumpet
1980 · 1h 44m · Crime, Drama, History
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 Clarence Earl Gideon
José Ferrer Abe Fortas
John Houseman Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator
Fay Wray Edna Curtis
Dean Jagger 6th Supreme Court Justice
Sam Jaffe 1st Supreme Court Justice
Nicholas Pryor Jacob
William Prince 5th Supreme Court Justice
Lane Smith Fred Turner
Richard McKenzie Judge Robert McCrary
Dolph Sweet Charlie
Ford Rainey 2nd Supreme Court JusticeReviews 0
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