Cause Célèbre

Cause Célèbre by John Gorrie

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When the ailing husband of an adulterous wife is discovered bludgeoned to death and suspicions fall on the older woman's young lover, the newly widowed woman claims that it was she who was solely responsible for the death despite evidence that points to the contrary in this dramatic account of true-life 1935 trial that shocked all of England. Though notable evidence and strong suspicion suggests that the murder may have been of crime of passion perpetrated by the jealous lover only half her age, Alma Rattenbury (Helen Mirren) confesses to the murder of her husband and is soon brought to trial. Despite the fact that Alma is already being deemed guilty by the general public for her adulterous indiscretion alone, her lawyer, star attorney T.J. O'Connor (David Suchet), remains convinced that his client will eventually be cleared of all charges.

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Cast

Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren as Alma Rattenbury

Harry Andrews

Harry Andrews as Francis Rattenbury

David Suchet

David Suchet as T.J. O'Connor

David Morrissey

David Morrissey as George Bowman

Norma West

Norma West as Irene Riggs

Oliver Ford Davies

Oliver Ford Davies as J.D. Casswell

Clive Swift

Clive Swift as P.P. Croom Johnson

Geoffrey Bayldon

Geoffrey Bayldon as Mr. Justice Humphreys

Gillian Martell

Gillian Martell as Joan Webster

Edmund Pegge

Edmund Pegge as Constable Bagwell

David Simeon

David Simeon as Inspector Carter

Neil Jeffery

Neil Jeffery as Christopher

Joe Anderson

Joe Anderson as Little John

Adam Blackwood

Adam Blackwood as Ewan Montagu

Alan Rowe

Alan Rowe as E. Marshall Harvey

Timothy Kightley

Timothy Kightley as Lewis Manning

Wendy Williams

Wendy Williams as Edith Davenport

Paul Greenhalgh

Paul Greenhalgh as Clerk of the Court

Robin Browne

Robin Browne as Usher

Gordon Salkilld

Gordon Salkilld as Foreman of the Jury

Peter van Dissel

Peter van Dissel as 1st Reporter

Gil Sutherland

Gil Sutherland as 2nd Reporter

Harry Fielder

Harry Fielder as Policeman

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