Henry Fonda
Clarence Earl Gideon

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.
Clarence Earl Gideon
Abe Fortas
Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator
Edna Curtis
6th Supreme Court Justice
1st Supreme Court Justice
Jacob
5th Supreme Court Justice
Fred Turner
Judge Robert McCrary
Charlie
2nd Supreme Court Justice
Frank Bracht
Editor
Editing

John Houseman
Executive Producer
Production

David W. Rintels
Teleplay
Writing
Donald H. Birnkrant
Director of Photography
Camera
Edward C. Carfagno
Production Design
Art
Robert L. Collins
Director
Directing
Ramsay King
Casting
Production
Donald J. Sullivan
Set Decoration
Art
Anthony Lewis
Novel
Writing
Joseph Weiss
Original Music Composer
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TMDB Score
6.4
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