Gideon's Trumpet
Acorn Media (1980)
Drama
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054961974894
IMDB   7.3
1 hr 44 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   NR
Henry Fonda Clarence Earl Gideon
Jose Ferrer
John Houseman Chief Justice/Offscreen Narrator
Fay Wray Edna Curtis
José Ferrer Abe Fortas
Sam Jaffe 1st Supreme Court Justice
Dean Jagger Sixth Supreme Court Justice
Nicholas Pryor Jacob
William Prince 5th Supreme Court Justice
Lane Smith Fred Turner
Richard McKenzie Judge Robert McCrary
Director
Robert Collins
Robert E. Collins
Producer David W. Rintels
John Houseman
Robert H. Justman
Writer David W. Rintels
Anthony Lewis

The true story of a prisoner whose lone voice changed legal history.

In one of the finest and final performances of his distinguished career, Henry Fonda portrays Clarence Gideon, the destitute prisoner whose handwritten plea for justice changed the course of American legal history. Based on the book by Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist Anthony Lewis, Gideon's Trumpet tells the remarkable human story behind the landmark "right to counsel" Supreme Court case.

Nominated for three Emmys and winner of the prestigious Peabody Award, this powerful Hallmark Hall Of Fame drama also features Oscar- and Tony-winner Jose Ferrer (Cyrano De Bergerac, The Caine Mutiny) as Abe Fortas, Oscar-winner John Houseman (The Paper Chase, Rollerball) as Chief Justice Earl Warren, and Fay Wray (King Kong) in her final screen performance.

Edition Details
Distributor Acorn Media
Release Date 8/28/2007
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Standard 1.33:1 Color
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo [CC]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
Insert with Production Notes by Anthony Lewis
Cast Filmographies