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. CollinsDirector
Anthony LewisNovel
David W. RintelsTeleplay
Donald H. BirnkrantDirector of Photography
Frank BrachtEditor
Henry FondaClarence Earl Gideon
José FerrerAbe Fortas
John HousemanChief Justice / Offscreen Narrator
Fay WrayEdna Curtis
Dean Jagger6th Supreme Court Justice
Sam Jaffe1st Supreme Court Justice
Nicholas PryorJacob
William Prince5th Supreme Court Justice
Lane SmithFred Turner
Richard McKenzieJudge Robert McCrary
Dolph SweetCharlie
Ford Rainey2nd Supreme Court Justice
David SheinerAbe Krash
J. Patrick McNamaraHarris
Les LannomBobby Earle
Malcolm GroomeJohn Ely
Allan RichTobias Simon
Richard LinebackLester Wade
David ClennonJames Fitzpatrick
Michael CavanaughStocker
Paul BenjaminArtis
Clifford A. PellowJustin Pike
Jerry HardinSheriff Mel Cobb
Fredric CookLeo Stafford
Steven PetermanArthur Vitale
James O'ConnellWarden
Jon LockeSupervisor
Gary GrubbsDeputy Hamilton
Seamon GlassPrison Guard
Gwen Van DamMrs. Lawrence
James BrodheadCourt Crier
Edmund H. NorthSupreme Court Justice
Emmet LaverySupreme Court Justice
Liam O'BrienSupreme Court Justice
Don DraperBailiff
Henry ProachGuard
Anthony LewisThe Reporter
Timothy ScottToby
Blake ClarkJail Librarian (uncredited)
Luther FearConvict with Gideon (uncredited)
104 minutes
1980-04-30
Deutsch
English
United States of America
Gideon Productions
Worldvision Enterprises
78 days ago
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