Gideon's Trumpet
(1980)
Drama, Crime, History
104min
62%
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. ...
Henry Fonda
Acting
José Ferrer
Acting
John Houseman
Acting
Clarence Earl Gideon
Henry Fonda
Popularity : 21.939
Abe Fortas
José Ferrer
Popularity : 12.279
Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator
John Houseman
Popularity : 6.237
Edna Curtis
Fay Wray
Popularity : 5.963
6th Supreme Court Justice
Dean Jagger
Popularity : 8.157
1st Supreme Court Justice
Sam Jaffe
Popularity : 7.811
Jacob
Nicholas Pryor
Popularity : 6.01
5th Supreme Court Justice
William Prince
Popularity : 5.951
Fred Turner
Lane Smith
Popularity : 9.24
Judge Robert McCrary
Richard McKenzie
Popularity : 1.029
Charlie
Dolph Sweet
Popularity : 2.841
2nd Supreme Court Justice
Ford Rainey
Popularity : 5.663
Abe Krash
David Sheiner
Popularity : 4.096
Harris
J. Patrick McNamara
Popularity : 4.231
Bobby Earle
Les Lannom
Popularity : 1.994
John Ely
Malcolm Groome
Popularity : 0.18
Tobias Simon
Allan Rich
Popularity : 2.607
Lester Wade
Richard Lineback
Popularity : 5.883
James Fitzpatrick
David Clennon
Popularity : 6.934
Stocker
Michael Cavanaugh
Popularity : 4.803
Artis
Paul Benjamin
Popularity : 6.514
Justin Pike
Clifford A. Pellow
Popularity : 2.875
Sheriff Mel Cobb
Jerry Hardin
Popularity : 5.103
Leo Stafford
Fredric Cook
Popularity : 0.628
Arthur Vitale
Steven Peterman
Popularity : 1.688
Warden
James O'Connell
Popularity : 0.628
Supervisor
Jon Locke
Popularity : 1.056
Deputy Hamilton
Gary Grubbs
Popularity : 6.169
Prison Guard
Seamon Glass
Popularity : 4.62
Mrs. Lawrence
Gwen Van Dam
Popularity : 7.203
Court Crier
James Brodhead
Popularity : 2.43
Supreme Court Justice
Edmund H. North
Popularity : 2.791
Supreme Court Justice
Emmet Lavery
Popularity : 1.71
Supreme Court Justice
Liam O'Brien
Popularity : 1.211
Bailiff
Don Draper
Popularity : 0.869
Guard
Henry Proach
Popularity : 1.557
The Reporter
Anthony Lewis
Popularity : 0.001
Toby
Timothy Scott
Popularity : 13.567
Jail Librarian (uncredited)
Blake Clark
Popularity : 8.502
Convict with Gideon (uncredited)
Luther Fear
Popularity : 0.001
