Gideon's Trumpet
April 30, 1980
104 min
✓ Released 16806 days ago
Drama
Crime
History
TV Movie
6.4
User Score
12 votes
About
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.
Movie Info
Status: Released
Director: Robert L. Collins
Runtime: 104 min
Top 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
