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.
Directed by Robert L. Collins
prison
oldtimer
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Letterboxd
2.8 / 5
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Cast
Henry 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
Richard McKenzie
Judge Robert McCrary
Dolph Sweet
Charlie
Ford Rainey
2nd Supreme Court Justice
Crew
John Houseman
Executive Producer
David W. Rintels
Teleplay
Popular Reviews
15 reviews
Lmarshall
4.0★ · 03/11/26
Watch this for class. Was interested but some parts were boring.
Watch this for class. Was interested but some parts were boring.
Harlowe
5.0★ · 12/15/25
I was forced
I was forced
tisha
5.2★ · 10/19/25
get bro a lawyer
get bro a lawyer
jovie renèe
1.0★ · 10/10/25
this is genuinely the most boring movie in the world and i care about history
this is genuinely the most boring movie in the world and i care about history
ava
6.7★ · 05/27/25
I watched this in class but i’m not complaining. This is one of my favorite court cases and the production is pretty good for coming out in 1980.
I watched this in class but i’m not complaining. This is one of my favorite court cases and the production is pretty good for coming out in 1980.
