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Gideon's Trumpet

Gideon's Trumpet

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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.

Date: 04/30/1980
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Henry Fonda, José Ferrer, John Houseman, Fay Wray, Dean Jagger, Sam Jaffe, Nicholas Pryor, William Prince, Lane Smith, Richard McKenzie, Dolph Sweet, Ford Rainey, David Sheiner, J. Patrick McNamara, Les Lannom, Malcolm Groome, Allan Rich, Richard Lineback, David Clennon, Michael Cavanaugh, Paul Benjamin, Clifford A. Pellow, Jerry Hardin, Fredric Cook, Steven Peterman, James O'Connell, Jon Locke, Gary Grubbs, Seamon Glass, Gwen Van Dam, James Brodhead, Edmund H. North, Emmet Lavery, Liam O'Brien, Don Draper, Henry Proach, Anthony Lewis, Timothy Scott, Blake Clark, Luther Fear

Henry Fonda as Clarence Earl Gideon in Gideon's Trumpet Henry Fonda

José Ferrer as Abe Fortas in Gideon's Trumpet José Ferrer

John Houseman as Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator in Gideon's Trumpet John Houseman

Fay Wray as Edna Curtis in Gideon's Trumpet Fay Wray

Dean Jagger as 6th Supreme Court Justice in Gideon's Trumpet Dean Jagger

Sam Jaffe as 1st Supreme Court Justice in Gideon's Trumpet Sam Jaffe

Nicholas Pryor as Jacob in Gideon's Trumpet Nicholas Pryor

William Prince as 5th Supreme Court Justice in Gideon's Trumpet William Prince

Lane Smith as Fred Turner in Gideon's Trumpet Lane Smith

Richard McKenzie as Judge Robert McCrary in Gideon's Trumpet Richard McKenzie

Dolph Sweet as Charlie in Gideon's Trumpet Dolph Sweet

Ford Rainey as 2nd Supreme Court Justice in Gideon's Trumpet Ford Rainey

David Sheiner as Abe Krash in Gideon's Trumpet David Sheiner

J. Patrick McNamara as Harris in Gideon's Trumpet J. Patrick McNamara

Les Lannom as Bobby Earle in Gideon's Trumpet Les Lannom

Malcolm Groome

Allan Rich as Tobias Simon in Gideon's Trumpet Allan Rich

Richard Lineback as Lester Wade in Gideon's Trumpet Richard Lineback

David Clennon as James Fitzpatrick in Gideon's Trumpet David Clennon

Michael Cavanaugh as Stocker in Gideon's Trumpet Michael Cavanaugh

Paul Benjamin as Artis in Gideon's Trumpet Paul Benjamin

Clifford A. Pellow

Jerry Hardin as Sheriff Mel Cobb in Gideon's Trumpet Jerry Hardin

Fredric Cook

Steven Peterman

James O'Connell as Warden in Gideon's Trumpet James O'Connell

Jon Locke

Gary Grubbs as Deputy Hamilton in Gideon's Trumpet Gary Grubbs

Seamon Glass as Prison Guard in Gideon's Trumpet Seamon Glass

Gwen Van Dam as Mrs. Lawrence in Gideon's Trumpet Gwen Van Dam

James Brodhead

Edmund H. North as Supreme Court Justice in Gideon's Trumpet Edmund H. North

Emmet Lavery

Liam O'Brien

Don Draper

Henry Proach

Anthony Lewis

Timothy Scott as Toby in Gideon's Trumpet Timothy Scott

Blake Clark as Jail Librarian (uncredited) in Gideon's Trumpet Blake Clark

Luther Fear

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