Gideon's Trumpet (1980)
April 30, 1980Release Date
Gideon's Trumpet (1980)
April 30, 1980Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Henry Fonda
Clarence Earl Gideon
José Ferrer
Abe Fortas
John Houseman
Chief Justice
Fay Wray
Edna Curtis
Sam Jaffe
1st Supreme Court Justice
Dean Jagger
Sixth Supreme Court Justice
Nicholas Pryor
Jacob
William Prince
5th Supreme Court Justice
Dolph Sweet
Charlie
Lane Smith
Fred Turner
Richard McKenzie
Judge Robert McCrary
Ford Rainey
2nd Supreme Court Justice
David Sheiner
Abe Krash
Robert L. Collins
Director
Anthony Lewis
Writer
J. Patrick McNamara
Harris
David W. Rintels
Writer
Les Lannom
Bobby Earle
Malcolm Groome
John Ely
Allan Rich
Tobias Simon
Joseph Weiss
Composer
Richard Lineback
Lester Wade
Donald H. Birnkrant
Cinematographer
Frank Bracht
Editor
David Clennon
James Fitzpatrick
Ramsay King
CastingDirector
Michael Cavanaugh
Stocker
Paul Benjamin
Artis
Edward C. Carfagno
ProductionDesigner
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
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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.