Gideon's Trumpet
(1980)
April 30, 1980• 1h 44m
64%
TMDB ScoreOverview
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.
Robert L. Collins
Director
Top Billed Cast
HF
Henry Fonda
Clarence Earl Gideon
JF
José Ferrer
Abe Fortas
JH
John Houseman
Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator
FW
Fay Wray
Edna Curtis
DJ
Dean Jagger
6th Supreme Court Justice
SJ
Sam Jaffe
1st Supreme Court Justice
NP
Nicholas Pryor
Jacob
WP
William Prince
5th Supreme Court Justice
LS
Lane Smith
Fred Turner
RM
Richard McKenzie
Judge Robert McCrary
