Gideon's Trumpet Movie Review 1980

True story of Clarence Earl Gideon, a Florida convict whose case was decided by the Supreme Court and set the precedent that everyone is entitled to defense by a lawyer, whether or not they can pay for it. Based on the book by Anthony Lewis.

Distribution

Available on VHS
Running time 104 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

True Stories, Men in Prison, Law & Lawyers, Order in the Court

Cast

Henry Fonda, Jose Ferrer, John Houseman, Dean Jagger, Sam Jaffe, Fay Wray

Director

Robert E. Collins

Producer

John Houseman