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.
Henry Fonda
Clarence Earl Gideon
José Ferrer
Abe Fortas
John Houseman
Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator
Fay Wray
Edna Curtis
Dean Jagger
6th Supreme Court Justice
Sam Jaffe
1st Supreme Court Justice
Nicholas Pryor
Jacob
William Prince
5th Supreme Court Justice
Lane Smith
Fred Turner
Richard McKenzie
Judge Robert McCrary
Dolph Sweet
Charlie
Ford Rainey
2nd Supreme Court Justice
Jackson County Jail
Street Mobster
Boiling Point
The Merciless
Law Abiding Citizen
The Big Bird Cage
Guncrazy
Convict
I Am Elizabeth Smart
Girl in the Box
Cocaine Godmother
The Unforgivable
Black Site
Brute Force
Salty Air
Mom
All the Invisible Children
Confirmation
TalhotBlond
Blood Ties