Gideon's Trumpet
1980 | 104m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Robert L. Collins |
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| Writer: | Anthony Lewis |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 30, 1980 |
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| Director: | Robert L. Collins |
| Writer: | Anthony Lewis |
| Genres: | Drama, Crime, History, TV Movie |
| Keywords | prison, oldtimer |
| Production Companies | Gideon Productions, Worldvision Enterprises |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 (Update) Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| David Sheiner | Abe Krash |
| J. Patrick McNamara | Harris |
| Les Lannom | Bobby Earle |
| Malcolm Groome | John Ely |
| Allan Rich | Tobias Simon |
| Richard Lineback | Lester Wade |
| David Clennon | James Fitzpatrick |
| Michael Cavanaugh | Stocker |
| Paul Benjamin | Artis |
| Clifford A. Pellow | Justin Pike |
| Jerry Hardin | Sheriff Mel Cobb |
| Fredric Cook | Leo Stafford |
| Steven Peterman | Arthur Vitale |
| James O'Connell | Warden |
| Jon Locke | Supervisor |
| Gary Grubbs | Deputy Hamilton |
| Seamon Glass | Prison Guard |
| Gwen Van Dam | Mrs. Lawrence |
| James Brodhead | Court Crier |
| Edmund H. North | Supreme Court Justice |
| Emmet Lavery | Supreme Court Justice |
| Liam O'Brien | Supreme Court Justice |
| Don Draper | Bailiff |
| Henry Proach | Guard |
| Anthony Lewis | The Reporter |
| Timothy Scott | Toby |
| Blake Clark | Jail Librarian (uncredited) |
| Luther Fear | Convict with Gideon (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Anthony Lewis | Novel |
| David W. Rintels | Teleplay |
| Joseph Weiss | Music |
| Frank Bracht | Editor |
| Edward C. Carfagno | Production Design |
| Robert L. Collins | Director |
| Donald H. Birnkrant | Director of Photography |
| Ramsay King | Casting |
| Donald J. Sullivan | Set Decoration |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| John Houseman | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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