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Gideon's Trumpet (1980)

Drama | 104 minutes
3,64 7 votes

Genre: Drama

Duration: 104 minuten

Country: United States

Directed by: Robert L. Collins

Stars: Henry Fonda, Fay Wray and José Ferrer

IMDb score: 7,1 (1.217)

Releasedate: 30 April 1980

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Gideon's Trumpet plot

Inmate Clarence Earl Gideon (Fonda) changed the American justice system. He was jailed in the 1960s for a minor offense and was denied legal aid because he had no money. He dug into the law books and concluded that everyone was entitled to a lawyer. Based on the book by Anthony Lewis.

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Clarence Earl Gideon

Abe Fortas

Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator

Edna Curtis

6th Supreme Court Justice

1st Supreme Court Justice

5th Supreme Court Justice

Fred Turner

Judge Robert McCrary

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