Directed by:
Robert L. CollinsScreenplay:
David W. RintelsCinematography:
Donald H. BirnkrantComposer:
Joseph WeissCast:
Henry Fonda, José Ferrer, John Houseman, Fay Wray, Sam Jaffe, Dean Jagger, Lane Smith, Richard McKenzie, Richard Lineback, Gary Grubbs, Jerry Hardin (more)Plots(1)
A poor Florida convict, jailed for a crime he didn't commit, fights his conviction and takes his case all the way to the Supreme Court. 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. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Henry Fonda
USA
Best movies:
12 Angry Men (1957)
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Fail-Safe (1964)
José Ferrer
Puerto Rico
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Moulin Rouge (1952)
John Houseman
Romania
Best movies:
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
Three Days of the Condor (1975)
Marco Polo (1982) (series)
Fay Wray
Canada
Best movies:
King Kong (1933)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
Un cadavre au dessert (1976) - a.f.
Sam Jaffe
USA
Best movies:
Ben-Hur (1959)
The Spies (1957)
Lost Horizon (1937)
Dean Jagger
USA
Best movies:
The Nun's Story (1959)
The Proud Rebel (1958)
Vanishing Point (1971)
Lane Smith
USA
Best movies:
If Tomorrow Comes (1986) (series)
The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)
Frances (1982)
Richard McKenzie
USA
Best movies:
Being There (1979)
Roots (1977) (series)
The Doctor (1991)
Richard Lineback
Best movies:
The Ring (2002)
Speed (1994)
Inherit the Wind (1988) (TV movie)
Gary Grubbs
USA
Best movies:
Django Unchained (2012)
JFK (1991)
Ray (2004)
Jerry Hardin
USA
Best movies:
The X-Files – File 6: Master Plan (1996) (video compilation)
The X Files: One Son (1999) (video compilation)
Honkytonk Man (1982)
David Clennon
USA
Best movies:
The Thing (1982)
Les Apparences (2014)
Being There (1979)
Michael Cavanaugh
USA
Best movies:
Miracle on Ice (1981) (TV movie)
Red Dragon (2002)
L'Inspecteur ne renonce jamais (1976)
Paul Benjamin
USA
Best movies:
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
The Station Agent (2003)
Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
Nicholas Pryor
USA
Best movies:
East of Eden (1981) (series)
Ruffian (2007) (TV movie)
Airplane! (1980)
William Prince
USA
Best movies:
Sybil (1976) (TV movie)
Objective, Burma! (1945)
Network (1976)
J. Patrick McNamara
USA
Best movies:
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Rencontres du troisième type (1977)
Gross Anatomy (1989)
Allan Rich
USA
David Sheiner
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Timothy Scott
USA
Best movies:
Butch Cassidy et le Kid (1969)
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
In the Heat of the Night (1967)