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Aug 28, 2007 · 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.
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- Acorn Manufacturing
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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.
Currently you are able to watch "Gideon's Trumpet" streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads or for free with ads on The Roku Channel, Tubi TV, Freevee, Amazon Prime Video with Ads. It is also possible to rent "Gideon's Trumpet" on Amazon Video online and to download it on Amazon Video.
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Gideon's Trumpet is a 1964 book by Anthony Lewis describing the story behind the 1963 landmark court case Gideon v. Wainwright, in which the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that criminal defendants have the right to an attorney even if they cannot afford one.
- Anthony Lewis
- 1964
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.
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- Gideon Productions, Worldvision Enterprises
- Robert L. Collins
Available on FilmRise, Prime Video, Tubi TV, Amazon Freevee. Henry Fonda gives one of the finest (and final) performances of his distinguished career as Clarence Gideon, the destitute prisoner whose handwritten plea for the right to counsel changed the course of American legal history.
"Gideon's Trumpet" can stand up proudly alongside all the other "Hall of Fame" episodes of the past as one of the finest made-for TV films ever made. It tells the true story of Clarence Earl Gideon, an ex-convict who, in the early 1960's, was accused of breaking into and robbing a convenience store in Florida.
