Gideon’s Trumpet (1980)

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Country: USA
Genres: Biography, Drama, History
Release: 1980-04-30
Director: Robert L. Collins
Writers: Anthony Lewis , David W. Rintels
Language: English
Stars: Henry Fonda , José Ferrer , John Houseman , John Houseman , Fay Wray , Sam Jaffe (I) (1891–1984) , Dean Jagger , Nicholas Pryor , William Prince , Lane Smith , Richard McKenzie
Runtime: 104 min
Awards: Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. 3 nominations total
AKA: Hallmark Hall of Fame: Gideon's Trumpet (#29.3) (United States of America) , As Trombetas de Gideão (Brazil) , Der Fall Gideon (Germany) , L'ultimo degli indifesi (Italy) , La trompeta de Gedeon (Spain) , Mot lagen (Sweden) , Gideon's Trumpet (United States of America) , Gideon's Trumpet , Gideon trombitája (Hungary) , Oikeuden Voitto (Finland) , Sprawa Gideona (Poland) , Gideon's Paukenschlag , Гидеоновы трубы
Plot: 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.
IMDB:tt0080789