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TV Movie

Gideon's Trumpet

1980·1h 44m·Not Rated
DramaBiographyHistory
IMDb Rating
★ 7.1/10
1,322 votes

The story of Clarence Earl Gideon and his fight for the right to have publicly funded legal counsel for the needy.

Gideon's Trumpet is a 1980 drama biography movie directed by Robert L. Collins, starring Henry Fonda, José Ferrer, John Houseman. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.1/10 from 1,322 votes and runs 1h 44m.

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Director
Robert L. Collins
Stars
Henry Fonda
José Ferrer
John Houseman
Fay Wray
Details
1980-04-30
104 min
TV Movie
Not Rated
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
supreme courtlegal appealequal justicepro se litigantf wordcigarette smokingindigent defenseflatulencebased on bookcourtroomjusticelive actionpovertyfair trialprisonindigent counsellawyersham triallawjustice systemcharacter name in titleindigentcourtjudicial systemrights of the accusedfalse accusationcross examinationreformpublic defensegideon v. wainwrightcourt systemappeal to the supreme courtcriminal justiceu.s. supreme courtlegal system