1980
6.2 (10 votes)
1h 44m
Genres
Drama
Crime
History
TV Movie
Production Companies
Gideon Productions
Worldvision Enterprises
Worldvision Enterprises
Gideon's Trumpet
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Director of Photography: Donald H. Birnkrant
Director: Robert L. Collins
Top Cast
Henry Fonda
Clarence Earl Gideon
José Ferrer
Abe Fortas
John Houseman
Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator
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
