Gideon's Trumpet
Gideon's Trumpet

Gideon's Trumpet

1980-04-30 - 104 minutes

6.20 / 10

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.

Screenplay

Teleplay - David W. Rintels

Genres

Drama

Crime

History

TV Movie

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Cast

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

Clarence Earl Gideon

José Ferrer

José Ferrer

Abe Fortas

John Houseman

John Houseman

Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator

Fay Wray

Fay Wray

Edna Curtis

Dean Jagger

Dean Jagger

6th Supreme Court Justice

Sam Jaffe

Sam Jaffe

1st Supreme Court Justice

William Prince

William Prince

5th Supreme Court Justice

Lane Smith

Lane Smith

Fred Turner

Richard McKenzie

Richard McKenzie

Judge Robert McCrary

Ford Rainey

Ford Rainey

2nd Supreme Court Justice

David Sheiner

David Sheiner

Abe Krash

Les Lannom

Les Lannom

Bobby Earle

Allan Rich

Allan Rich

Tobias Simon

Richard Lineback

Richard Lineback

Lester Wade

David Clennon

David Clennon

James Fitzpatrick

Jerry Hardin

Jerry Hardin

Sheriff Mel Cobb

Fredric Cook

Fredric Cook

Leo Stafford

Steven Peterman

Steven Peterman

Arthur Vitale