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A Case of Libel

(1968)

February 11, 1968 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.

Charles Jarrott

Director

Top Billed Cast

VH

Van Heflin

Robert Sloane

AD

Angie Dickinson

Anita Corcoran

EM

E.G. Marshall

Paul Cleary

LB

Lloyd Bridges

Dennis Corcoran

GG

George Grizzard

Alston

RM

Rosemary Murphy

Claire

AQ

Anthony Quayle

Colonel Douglas

JF

José Ferrer

Boyd Bendix

JB

John Beal

Coles

MC

Marc Connelly

Judge