Gideon's Trumpet
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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.
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Henry Fonda
Clarence Earl Gideon
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José Ferrer
Abe Fortas
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John Houseman
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Edna Curtis
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Fred Turner
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Richard McKenzie
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Robert L. Collins Director · Anthony Lewis Author Joseph Weiss Composer
United States release April 30, 1980 · Produced in United States · Languages English, German
Production
Gideon Productions
Production
Worldvision Enterprises
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
United States · April 30, 1980
TV · CBS
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