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11/02/1968 Crime, Drama 2h 0m
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Overview

Based on the real-life lawsuit of journalist Quentin Reynolds against columnist Westbrook Pegler, portraying the courtroom battle where Reynolds sues Pegler for calling him a communist; stars Van Heflin as the lawyer and Jose Ferrer as the bigoted columnist, dramatizing how they slowly trap the writer in his own lies, ultimately leading to a win for Reynolds and highlighting McCarthy-era politics, with the story adapted from Louis Nizer's book My Life in Court.

  1. Charles Jarrott

    Director

  2. Henry Denker

    Writer

  3. Louis Nizer

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Van Heflin

    Robert Sloane

  2. Angie Dickinson

    Anita Corcoran

  3. E.G. Marshall

    Paul Cleary

  4. Lloyd Bridges

    Dennis Corcoran

  5. George Grizzard

    Alston

  6. Rosemary Murphy

    Claire

  7. Anthony Quayle

    Colonel Douglas

  8. José Ferrer

    Boyd Bendix

  9. John Beal

    Coles

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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