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.
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Henry Fonda as Clarence Earl Gideon
José Ferrer as Abe Fortas
John Houseman as Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator
Fay Wray as Edna Curtis
Dean Jagger as 6th Supreme Court Justice
Sam Jaffe as 1st Supreme Court Justice
Nicholas Pryor as Jacob
William Prince as 5th Supreme Court Justice
Lane Smith as Fred Turner
Richard McKenzie as Judge Robert McCrary
Dolph Sweet as Charlie
Ford Rainey as 2nd Supreme Court Justice
David Sheiner as Abe Krash
J. Patrick McNamara as Harris
Les Lannom as Bobby Earle
Malcolm Groome as John Ely
Allan Rich as Tobias Simon
Richard Lineback as Lester Wade
David Clennon as James Fitzpatrick
Michael Cavanaugh as Stocker
Paul Benjamin as Artis
Clifford A. Pellow as Justin Pike
Jerry Hardin as Sheriff Mel Cobb
Fredric Cook as Leo Stafford
Steven Peterman as Arthur Vitale
James O'Connell as Warden
Jon Locke as Supervisor
Gary Grubbs as Deputy Hamilton
Seamon Glass as Prison Guard
Gwen Van Dam as Mrs. Lawrence
James Brodhead as Court Crier
Edmund H. North as Supreme Court Justice
Emmet Lavery as Supreme Court Justice
Liam O'Brien as Supreme Court Justice
Don Draper as Bailiff
Henry Proach as Guard
Anthony Lewis as The Reporter
Timothy Scott as Toby
Blake Clark as Jail Librarian (uncredited)
Luther Fear as Convict with Gideon (uncredited)
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