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Gideon's Trumpet is a 1980 American made-for-television historical drama film based on the biographical book of the same name written by Anthony Lewis. The film depicts the historical events before and during the 1963 United States Supreme Court case of Gideon v.
Apr 30, 1980 · Gideon's Trumpet: Directed by Robert L. Collins. With Henry Fonda, José Ferrer, John Houseman, Fay Wray. The story of Clarence Earl Gideon and his fight for the right to have publicly funded legal counsel for the needy.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- Robert L. Collins
- 1980-04-30
Watch Gideon's Trumpet with a subscription on Prime Video. In 1961, Clarence Earl Gideon (Henry Fonda) is arrested on charges of petty theft. Unable to afford an expensive lawyer to defend...
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- David Cornelius
- TV-PG
- Robert Collins
Film Details. Notes. Brief Synopsis. Read More. In one of his final television roles, Henry Fonda stars as the semi-literate Florida drifter whose court case--being denied counsel at a breaking-and-entering trial because of his inability to afford a lawyer--drastically changed the course of American legal history. His performance won him an Emmy.
- Robert Collins
- Henry Fonda
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The movie was a Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation produced by Worldvision, and aired on CBS. The name is a play on words, using the defendant's last name and invoking the biblical story in which Gideon ordered his small force to attack a much larger enemy camp.
Overview. 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. Robert L. Collins. Director. Anthony Lewis. Novel. David W. Rintels. Teleplay.
