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Gideon's Trumpet

Movie1980 6.5

Gideon's Trumpet

TMDB

6.5/10

1h 44mGideon Productions, Worldvision Enterprises

DramaCrimeHistoryTV Movie

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Henry Fonda

Clarence Earl Gideon

José Ferrer

John Houseman

Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator

Fay Wray

Dean Jagger

6th Supreme Court Justice

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Sam Jaffe

Sam Jaffe

1st Supreme Court Justice

Nicholas Pryor

William Prince

5th Supreme Court Justice

Lane Smith

Richard McKenzie

Richard McKenzie

Judge Robert McCrary

Dolph Sweet

Ford Rainey

2nd Supreme Court Justice

David Sheiner

J. Patrick McNamara

J. Patrick McNamara

Les Lannom

Allan Rich

Richard Lineback

Richard Lineback

David Clennon

James Fitzpatrick

Michael Cavanaugh

Michael Cavanaugh

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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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About

Released: 30 April 1980
Status: Released
Director: Robert L. Collins
Writers: David W. Rintels, Anthony Lewis
Genres: Drama, Crime, History, TV Movie
Original language: English
Country: United States of America
Production: Gideon Productions, Worldvision Enterprises
Runtime: 1h 44m