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Gideon's Trumpet

1980 6.0 1h 44m IMDb

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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

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

Lane Smith

Fred Turner

Richard McKenzie

Richard McKenzie

Judge Robert McCrary

Dolph Sweet

Charlie

Ford Rainey

2nd Supreme Court Justice

David Sheiner

Abe Krash

J. Patrick McNamara

J. Patrick McNamara

Harris

Les Lannom

Bobby Earle

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