Gideon's Trumpet (1980)
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.
GENRES:
Crime • Drama • History • TV movie
DIRECTION:
Robert L. Collins
Cast & Characters
| Henry Fonda | Clarence Earl Gideon |
| José Ferrer | Abe Fortas |
| John Houseman | Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator |
| Fay Wray | Edna Curtis |
| Dean Jagger | Sixth Supreme Court Justice |
| Sam Jaffe | 1st Supreme Court Justice |
| Nicholas Pryor | Jacob |
| William Prince | 5th Supreme Court Justice |
| Lane Smith | Fred Turner |
| Richard McKenzie | Judge Robert McCrary |
| Dolph Sweet | Charlie |
| Ford Rainey | 2nd Supreme Court Justice |