30 April 1980 Drama, History, Crime 104 mins
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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Henry Fonda as Clarence Earl Gideon
José Ferrer as Abe Fortas
John Houseman as Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator
Fay Wray as Edna Curtis
Dean Jagger as 6th Supreme Court Justice
Sam Jaffe as 1st Supreme Court Justice
Nicholas Pryor as Jacob
William Prince as 5th Supreme Court Justice
Lane Smith as Fred Turner
Richard McKenzie as Judge Robert McCrary
Dolph Sweet as Charlie
Ford Rainey as 2nd Supreme Court Justice
David Sheiner as Abe Krash
J. Patrick McNamara as Harris
Les Lannom as Bobby Earle
Malcolm Groome as John Ely
Frank Bracht Editor
John Houseman Executive Producer
David W. Rintels Teleplay
Donald H. Birnkrant Director of Photography
Edward C. Carfagno Production Design
Ramsay King Casting
Robert L. Collins Director
Donald J. Sullivan Set Decoration
Anthony Lewis Novel
Joseph Weiss Original Music Composer
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United States 30 April 1980
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