Gideon's Trumpet backdrop
Gideon's Trumpet poster
Trailer
Gideon's Trumpet
6.2
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1h 44m
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1980
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Released
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.

Cast
Henry Fonda poster
Henry Fonda
Clarence Earl Gideon
José Ferrer poster
José Ferrer
Abe Fortas
John Houseman poster
John Houseman
Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator
Fay Wray poster
Fay Wray
Edna Curtis
Dean Jagger poster
Dean Jagger
6th Supreme Court Justice
Sam Jaffe poster
Sam Jaffe
1st Supreme Court Justice
Nicholas Pryor poster
Nicholas Pryor
Jacob
William Prince poster
William Prince
5th Supreme Court Justice
Lane Smith poster
Lane Smith
Fred Turner
Richard McKenzie poster
Richard McKenzie
Judge Robert McCrary
Dolph Sweet poster
Dolph Sweet
Charlie
Ford Rainey poster
Ford Rainey
2nd Supreme Court Justice
David Sheiner poster
David Sheiner
Abe Krash
J. Patrick McNamara poster
J. Patrick McNamara
Harris
Les Lannom poster
Les Lannom
Bobby Earle
Malcolm Groome poster
Malcolm Groome
John Ely
Allan Rich poster
Allan Rich
Tobias Simon
Richard Lineback poster
Richard Lineback
Lester Wade
David Clennon poster
David Clennon
James Fitzpatrick
Michael Cavanaugh poster
Michael Cavanaugh
Stocker

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