Gideon's Trumpet (1980)
April 30, 1980Release Date
Gideon's Trumpet (1980)
April 30, 1980Release Date

Plot.
Where to Watch.







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Cast & Crew.

Henry Fonda
Clarence Earl Gideon

José Ferrer
Abe Fortas

John Houseman
Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator / Executive Producer

Fay Wray
Edna Curtis

Dean Jagger
6th Supreme Court Justice

Sam Jaffe
1st Supreme Court Justice

Nicholas Pryor
Jacob

William Prince
5th Supreme Court Justice

Lane Smith
Fred Turner

Richard McKenzie
Judge Robert McCrary

Dolph Sweet
Charlie

Ford Rainey
2nd Supreme Court Justice

David Sheiner
Abe Krash

J. Patrick McNamara
Harris

Les Lannom
Bobby Earle

Malcolm Groome
John Ely

Allan Rich
Tobias Simon

Joseph Weiss
Composer

Richard Lineback
Lester Wade

David Clennon
James Fitzpatrick

Michael Cavanaugh
Stocker

Paul Benjamin
Artis

Clifford A. Pellow
Justin Pike

Jerry Hardin
Sheriff Mel Cobb

Fredric Cook
Leo Stafford

Steven Peterman
Arthur Vitale

James O'Connell
Warden

Jon Locke
Supervisor

Gary Grubbs
Deputy Hamilton

Seamon Glass
Prison Guard

Gwen Van Dam
Mrs. Lawrence

James Brodhead
Court Crier

Edmund H. North
Supreme Court Justice

Emmet Lavery
Supreme Court Justice

Liam O'Brien
Supreme Court Justice

Don Draper
Bailiff

Henry Proach
Guard

Anthony Lewis
The Reporter / Novel

Timothy Scott
Toby

Blake Clark
Jail Librarian (uncredited)
Media.

Details.
This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Gideon's Trumpet is a 1980 American made-for-television historical drama film based on the biographical book of the same name written by Anthony Lewis. The film depicts the historical events before and during the 1963 United States Supreme Court case of Gideon v. Wainwright that brought the right of an attorney to criminal defendants who could not afford it and did not meet special requirements to get one for free. After the ruling, implements of the case were enacted publicly, nationally, and even globally.
The film, distributed by Worldvision Enterprises, premiered on April 30, 1980, on CBS-TV as a Hallmark Hall of Fame film. The feature stars Henry Fonda as the titular Clarence Earl Gideon, José Ferrer as Abe Fortas, and John Houseman as the Chief Justice of the United States. Other notable actors in the film included Fay Wray, Sam Jaffe and Dean Jagger. Robert L. Collins directed the film. It was produced and written under the direction of John Houseman and David W. Rintels. The film was recognized and nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards the same year it premiered on television on September 7, 1980.
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