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Gideon's

Trumpet

Released

1980

1h 44Min

4K

6.2

16+

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.

Drama
Crime
History
TV Movie

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Henry Fonda

as Clarence Earl Gideon

José Ferrer

as Abe Fortas

John Houseman

as Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator

Fay Wray

as Edna Curtis

Dean Jagger

as 6th Supreme Court Justice

Sam Jaffe

as 1st Supreme Court Justice

Nicholas Pryor

as Jacob

William Prince

as 5th Supreme Court Justice

Lane Smith

as Fred Turner

Richard McKenzie

as Judge Robert McCrary

Dolph Sweet

as Charlie

Ford Rainey

as 2nd Supreme Court Justice

David Sheiner

as Abe Krash

J. Patrick McNamara

as Harris

Les Lannom

as Bobby Earle

Malcolm Groome

as John Ely

Allan Rich

as Tobias Simon

Richard Lineback

as Lester Wade

David Clennon

as James Fitzpatrick

Michael Cavanaugh

as Stocker

Paul Benjamin

as Artis

Clifford A. Pellow

as Justin Pike

Jerry Hardin

as Sheriff Mel Cobb

Fredric Cook

as Leo Stafford

Steven Peterman

as Arthur Vitale

James O'Connell

as Warden

Jon Locke

as Supervisor

Gary Grubbs

as Deputy Hamilton

Seamon Glass

as Prison Guard

Gwen Van Dam

as Mrs. Lawrence

James Brodhead

as Court Crier

Edmund H. North

as Supreme Court Justice

Emmet Lavery

as Supreme Court Justice

Liam O'Brien

as Supreme Court Justice

Don Draper

as Bailiff

Henry Proach

as Guard

Anthony Lewis

as The Reporter

Timothy Scott

as Toby

Blake Clark

as Jail Librarian (uncredited)

Luther Fear

as Convict with Gideon (uncredited)

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