Gideon's Trumpet (1980)
April 30, 1980Release Date
Gideon's Trumpet (1980)
April 30, 1980Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
![Henry Fonda](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/22592-henry-fonda.webp)
Henry Fonda
Clarence Earl Gideon
![José Ferrer](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/9048-jose-ferrer.webp)
José Ferrer
Abe Fortas
![John Houseman](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/9390-john-houseman.webp)
John Houseman
Chief Justice
![Fay Wray](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/36836-fay-wray.webp)
Fay Wray
Edna Curtis
![Sam Jaffe](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/32626-sam-jaffe.webp)
Sam Jaffe
1st Supreme Court Justice
![Dean Jagger](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/41686-dean-jagger.webp)
Dean Jagger
Sixth Supreme Court Justice
![Nicholas Pryor](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/5948-nicholas-pryor.webp)
Nicholas Pryor
Jacob
![William Prince](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/20461-william-prince.webp)
William Prince
5th Supreme Court Justice
![Dolph Sweet](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/10509-dolph-sweet.webp)
Dolph Sweet
Charlie
![Lane Smith](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/14889-lane-smith.webp)
Lane Smith
Fred Turner
![Richard McKenzie](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/62186-richard-mckenzie.webp)
Richard McKenzie
Judge Robert McCrary
![Ford Rainey](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4870-ford-rainey.webp)
Ford Rainey
2nd Supreme Court Justice
![Robert L. Collins](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Robert L. Collins
Director
![David Sheiner](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/27902-david-sheiner.webp)
David Sheiner
Abe Krash
![Anthony Lewis](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Anthony Lewis
Writer
![J. Patrick McNamara](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/33720-j-patrick-mcnamara.webp)
J. Patrick McNamara
Harris
![Les Lannom](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/235035-les-lannom.webp)
Les Lannom
Bobby Earle
![David W. Rintels](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
David W. Rintels
Writer
![Malcolm Groome](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Malcolm Groome
John Ely
![Allan Rich](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/11597-allan-rich.webp)
Allan Rich
Tobias Simon
![Joseph Weiss](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Joseph Weiss
Composer
![Richard Lineback](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/13560-richard-lineback.webp)
Richard Lineback
Lester Wade
![Donald H. Birnkrant](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Donald H. Birnkrant
Cinematographer
![David Clennon](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/8790-david-clennon.webp)
David Clennon
James Fitzpatrick
![Frank Bracht](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/209028-frank-bracht.webp)
Frank Bracht
Editor
![Michael Cavanaugh](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/49299-michael-cavanaugh.webp)
Michael Cavanaugh
Stocker
![Ramsay King](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Ramsay King
CastingDirector
![Paul Benjamin](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/45634-paul-benjamin.webp)
Paul Benjamin
Artis
![Edward C. Carfagno](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Edward C. Carfagno
ProductionDesigner
![Clifford A. Pellow](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Clifford A. Pellow
Justin Pike
![Jerry Hardin](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/32516-jerry-hardin.webp)
Jerry Hardin
Sheriff Mel Cobb
![Fredric Cook](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Fredric Cook
Leo Stafford
![Steven Peterman](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Steven Peterman
Arthur Vitale
![James O'Connell](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/77121-james-o-connell.webp)
James O'Connell
Warden
![Jon Locke](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Jon Locke
Supervisor
![Gary Grubbs](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/30807-gary-grubbs.webp)
Gary Grubbs
Deputy Hamilton
![Seamon Glass](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/47820-seamon-glass.webp)
Seamon Glass
Prison Guard
![Gwen Van Dam](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/47915-gwen-van-dam.webp)
Gwen Van Dam
Mrs. Lawrence
![James Brodhead](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
James Brodhead
Court Crier
![Edmund H. North](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/173293-edmund-h-north.webp)
Edmund H. North
Supreme Court Justice
Media.
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Details.
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.