Cause Célèbre
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When the ailing husband of an adulterous wife is discovered bludgeoned to death and suspicions fall on the older woman's young lover, the newly widowed woman claims that it was she who was solely responsible for the death despite evidence that points to the contrary in this dramatic account of true-life 1935 trial that shocked all of England. Though notable evidence and strong suspicion suggests that the murder may have been of crime of passion perpetrated by the jealous lover only half her age, Alma Rattenbury (Helen Mirren) confesses to the murder of her husband and is soon brought to trial. Despite the fact that Alma is already being deemed guilty by the general public for her adulterous indiscretion alone, her lawyer, star attorney T.J. O'Connor (David Suchet), remains convinced that his client will eventually be cleared of all charges.
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Helen Mirren
Alma Rattenbury
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Harry Andrews
Francis Rattenbury
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David Suchet
T.J. O'Connor
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David Morrissey
George Bowman
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J.D. Casswell
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Clive Swift
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Geoffrey Bayldon
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Gillian Martell
Joan Webster
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John Gorrie Director · Terence Rattigan Writer Ken Taylor Writer
First release August 23, 1987 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production Anglia Television
Production
ITV
Production
Anglia Television
Production
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · August 23, 1987
TV
No release date listed for United States.
United Kingdom
January 1, 1989 · TV
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