

Gideon's Trumpet
Visit website6.2/10 • 10
1980-04-30 • 1h 44m
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.
- Directors
- Robert L. Collins
- Editors
- Frank Bracht

Gideon's Trumpet
Visit website1980-04-30 • 1h 44m
6.2/10 • 10
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.
- Directors
- Robert L. Collins
- Editors
- Frank Bracht
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsHenry 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
Lane Smith
Fred Turner
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- English
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