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Gideon's Trumpet
Apr 30, 1980 · 1h 44m
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Drama
Crime
History
TV Movie
PLOT
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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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
Directed by
Robert L. Collins
DETAILS
Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Gideon Productions, Worldvision Enterprises
Country
US
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