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
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
