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1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Originally broadcast as a production of Hallmark Hall of Fame on television in 1980
True story of Clarence Gideon's fight to be appointed counsel at the expense of the state. This landmark case, Gideon v. Wainright (1963), led to the Supreme Court's decision which extended this right to all criminal defendants
Based on the book by Anthony Lewis
Special features: Insert with production notes by Anthony Lewis and cast filmographies
Cinematography by Donald H. Birnkrant ; editor, Frank Bracht ; music, Joseph Weiss
Henry Fonda, José Ferrer, John Houseman, Fay Wray, Sam Jaffe, Dean Jagger
MPAA rating: Not rated
DVD, full screen presentation; Dolby Digital
In English
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired