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30/04/1980 Drama, Crime, History, TV Movie 1h 44m
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Overview

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.

  1. Robert L. Collins

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Henry Fonda

    Clarence Earl Gideon

  2. José Ferrer

    Abe Fortas

  3. John Houseman

    Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator

  4. Fay Wray

    Edna Curtis

  5. Dean Jagger

    6th Supreme Court Justice

  6. Sam Jaffe

    1st Supreme Court Justice

  7. Nicholas Pryor

    Jacob

  8. William Prince

    5th Supreme Court Justice

  9. Lane Smith

    Fred Turner

  10. View more

Full Cast & Crew

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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