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Gideon's Trumpet
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 0085024090015
Format: Color, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 10075050410
Label: Goodtimes Home Video
Languages: English (Unknown),
Manufacturer: Goodtimes Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publication Date: 1986
Publisher: Goodtimes Home Video
Running Time: 110 minutes
Studio: Goodtimes Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1979
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The true story of one man's fight for justice, and how it changed the course of U.S. legal history.... Henry Fonda gives one of the finest performances of his distinguished career in this true story about an obscure, small-town man who helped change one of the countrys most important civil rights laws. Clarence Earl Gideon (Fonda), a semi-literate drifter, is arrested for breaking into a pool room and for petty theft. When he asks the court to appoint a lawyer for his defense because he cannot afford one, his request is denied. Acting as his own lawyer, Gideon is convicted and sent to jail. While in prison, he begins a hand written campaign directed to the U.S. Supreme Court, contending that every defendant is entitled to legal representation. The Court, guided by its Chief Justice (John Houseman), agrees to hear Gideons case, and, in a landmark decision, rules in his favor. Gideon is given a new trial and is found innocent and U.S. legal history is changed forever.
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This is a movie made great by Henry Fonda's compelling portrayal of an unlikely folk hero, Clarence Earl Gideon, who was the catalyst for one of the most significant changes in our legal system. The seminal case of Gideon v. Wainright ultimately saw the United States Supreme Court establish that anyone who is charged with a crime is entitled to legal representation by an attorney.
Clarence Earl Gideon was no angel. He was a four time loser, who had been arrested for the burglary of ... Read More
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