| Other author/creator | Rintels, David W. screenwriter, producer. |
| Other author/creator | Collins, Robert, 1943- director. |
| Other author/creator | Fonda, Henry, 1905-1982 actor. |
| Other author/creator | Ferrer, José, 1912-1992 actor. |
| Other author/creator | Houseman, John, 1902-1988 actor. |
| Other author/creator | Wray, Fay, 1907-2004 actor. |
| Other author/creator | Jaffe, Sam, 1891-1984 actor. |
| Other author/creator | Jagger, Dean, 1903-1991 actor. |
| Other author/creator | Pryor, Nicholas, 1935-2024 actor. |
| Other author/creator | Prince, William, 1913-1996 actor. |
| Other author/creator | Smith, Lane, 1936-2005 actor. |
| Other author/creator | Birnkrant, Don H. cinematographer. |
| Other author/creator | Bracht, Frank, film editor. |
| Other author/creator | Weiss, Joseph (Composer), composer, conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Lewis, Anthony, 1927-2013 Gideon's trumpet. |
| Other author/creator | Acorn Media (Firm) |
| Series | Hallmark hall of fame Hallmark hall of fame. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Abstract |
"Henry Fonda portrays Clarence Gideon, the destitute prisoner whose handwritten plea for justice changed the course of American legal history... Tells the remarkable human story behind the landmark 'right to counsel' Supreme Court case [of Gideon v. Wainwright, 1963]" -- Container. |
| General note | Based on the book: Gideon's trumpet / by Anthony Lewis. |
| General note | Originally produced as a made-for-TV movie in 1979. First aired as an episode of the television program Hallmark hall of fame on April 30, 1980. |
| General note | Special feature: cast filmographies (Fonda, Ferrer, Houseman, Jaffe, Jagger, Smith, Wray). |
| General note | Container insert includes production notes and a brief biography of Anthony Lewis. |
| Access restriction | Circulates to Osgoode faculty, staff and students for home use only. Inquire for classroom rights. |
| Credits | Director of photography, Don H. Birnkrant ; edited by Frank Bracht ; music composed and conducted by Joseph Weiss. |
| Cast |
Henry Fonda, Jose Ferrer, John Houseman, Fay Wray, Sam Jaffe, Dean Jagger, Nicholas Pryor, William Prince, Lane Smith. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Filmed at the Samuel Goldwyn Studios in Hollywood, Calif. |
| Technical details | DVD. |
| Language | In English. |
| Language | Closed-captioned. |
| Genre/form | Legal films. |
| Genre/form | Biographical films. |
| Genre/form | Fiction films. |
| Genre/form | Made-for-TV movies. |
| Genre/form | Films for the hearing impaired. |
| Genre/form | Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher number | AMP-9748 Acorn Media |