Defending Gideon (2013)

Name: Defending Gideon
Genre: Documentary, Short
Released: Mar 18, 2013
Cast: Thomas Boyd, Clarence Earl Gideon, Bruce Jacob, Robert Johnson, Abe Krash

30 min

Mar 18, 2013

English

Genre:

Documentary , Short

Directors:

Rebecca Richman Cohen

Creators:

Francisco Bello, Rebecca Richman Cohen

Fifty years ago, Clarence Earl Gideon was charged with breaking into a pool hall. He could not afford a lawyer to defend him in court, and after a hasty trial, he was convicted. Had Gideon accepted his fate, he'd have been imprisoned for five years. But Gideon did challenge his conviction -all the way to the Supreme Court. The result was the landmark case Gideon v. Wa... Read all

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Defending Gideon full movie is released on Mar 18, 2013. Watch Defending Gideon online - the English Documentary movie from United States. Defending Gideon is directed by Rebecca Richman Cohen and created by Francisco Bello with Thomas Boyd and Clarence Earl Gideon.

As know as:

Defending Gideon

Release Date:

Mar 18, 2013

Countries:

United States

Language:

English

Production Companies:

New Media Advocacy Project, Racing Horse Productions

Official Site:

Official site

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Cast & Crew

Thomas Boyd

As Self - Trial Court Judge

Clarence Earl Gideon

As Self

Bruce Jacob

As Self - Gideon's Opposing Counsel

Robert Johnson

As Self - Retired Prosecutor

Abe Krash

As Self - Gideon's Supreme Court Counsel

Anthony Lewis

As Self - Author, 'Gideon's Trumpet'

Tom McMillin

As Self - Michigan State Representative (R)

Walter Mondale

As Self - Former Attorney General of Minnesota

Zanele Ngubeni

As Self - Public Defender

Jonathan Rapping

As Self - Gideon's Promise