Gideon's Trumpet

Apr 30, 1980 1h 44m

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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Status

Released

Production Countries

United States of America

Spoken Languages

German

English

Production Companies

Gideon Productions

Worldvision Enterprises

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

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