![all posters](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w140/files/images/film/posters/000/017/17048_51c2c2.jpg)
Directed by:
Robert L. CollinsScreenplay:
David W. RintelsCinematography:
Donald H. BirnkrantComposer:
Joseph WeissCast:
Henry Fonda, José Ferrer, John Houseman, Fay Wray, Sam Jaffe, Dean Jagger, Lane Smith, Richard McKenzie, Richard Lineback, Gary Grubbs, Jerry Hardin (more)Plots(1)
A poor Florida convict, jailed for a crime he didn't commit, fights his conviction and takes his case all the way to the Supreme Court. 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. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Henry Fonda](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/296/164296957_834716.jpg)
Henry Fonda
USA
Best movies:
12 Angry Men (1957)
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Fail-Safe (1964)
![José Ferrer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/361/164361532_3c3653.jpg)
José Ferrer
Puerto Rico
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Moulin Rouge (1952)
![John Houseman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/390/164390348_a4576d.jpg)
John Houseman
Romania
Best movies:
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
Three Days of the Condor (1975)
Marco Polo (1982) (series)
![Fay Wray](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270712_c2b6ca.jpg)
Fay Wray
Canada
Best movies:
King Kong (1933)
Murder by Death (1976) - a.f.
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
![Sam Jaffe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272982_cb133b.jpg)
Sam Jaffe
USA
Best movies:
Ben-Hur (1959)
Lost Horizon (1937)
The Spies (1957)
![Dean Jagger](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/361/164361457_1c37a3.jpg)
Dean Jagger
USA
Best movies:
The Nun's Story (1959)
The Proud Rebel (1958)
Vanishing Point (1971)
![Lane Smith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267811_569893.jpg)
Lane Smith
USA
Best movies:
If Tomorrow Comes (1986) (series)
The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)
Frances (1982)
![Richard McKenzie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/160/162160747_5f45b8.jpg)
Richard McKenzie
USA
Best movies:
Being There (1979)
Roots (1977) (series)
The Doctor (1991)
![Richard Lineback](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/901/157901378_4a9fe8.gif)
Richard Lineback
Best movies:
The Ring (2002)
Speed (1994)
Inherit the Wind (1988) (TV movie)
![Gary Grubbs](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/030/247/30247438_9ba5bb.jpg)
Gary Grubbs
USA
Best movies:
Django Unchained (2012)
JFK (1991)
Ray (2004)
![Jerry Hardin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/025/059/25059637_09702e.jpg)
Jerry Hardin
USA
Best movies:
The X-Files – File 6: Master Plan (1996) (video compilation)
The X Files: One Son (1999) (video compilation)
Honkytonk Man (1982)
![David Clennon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/342/163342484_162832.png)
David Clennon
USA
Best movies:
The Thing (1982)
Gone Girl (2014)
Being There (1979)
![Michael Cavanaugh](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/255/161255789_373ff2.jpg)
Michael Cavanaugh
USA
Best movies:
Miracle on Ice (1981) (TV movie)
Red Dragon (2002)
The Enforcer (1976)
![Paul Benjamin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/712/158712219_b8b567.gif)
Paul Benjamin
USA
Best movies:
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
The Station Agent (2003)
Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
![Nicholas Pryor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/779/158779813_255dc3.jpg)
Nicholas Pryor
USA
Best movies:
East of Eden (1981) (series)
Ruffian (2007) (TV movie)
Flying High! (1980)
![William Prince](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000147_d61cf1.gif)
William Prince
USA
Best movies:
Sybil (1976) (TV movie)
Objective, Burma! (1945)
Network (1976)
J. Patrick McNamara
USA
Best movies:
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Gross Anatomy (1989)
![Allan Rich](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/442/159442637_126fde.jpg)
Allan Rich
USA
![David Sheiner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/474/159474612_867269.jpg)
David Sheiner
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
Columbo (1971) (series)
![Timothy Scott](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/950/159950951_487fa5.gif)
Timothy Scott
USA
Best movies:
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
In the Heat of the Night (1967)