Gideon's Trumpet 1980 TV, 104 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Robert E. Collins Cast: Henry Fonda, Jose Ferrer, John Houseman, Fay Wray, Sam Jaffe, Nicholas Pryor, William Prince, Dean Jagger, Lane Smith, Richard McKenzie, Dolph Sweet, Ford Rainey, David Sheiner, J. Patrick McNamara, Les Lannom
In 1961, Clarence Earl Gideon (Henry Fonda) is arrested in Panama City, Florida, for petty larceny. Because he cannot afford a lawyer, Gideon is sent to prison to serve a five year sentence. Gideon appeals, and the case goes to the Supreme Court where a landmark decision is reached giving free legal representation to anyone accused of a crime in the United States.
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Southern Comfort 1981 R, 106 min. Genre: Action
Director: Walter Hill Cast: Keith Carradine, Powers Boothe, Fred Ward, Brion James, Franklyn Seales, T.K. Carter, Peter Coyote, Lewis Smith, Les Lannom, Alan Autry
National Guard soldiers out on weekend maneuvers head for the bayou country in Louisiana. It does not take them long to realize they are out of their element when they end up in a mini-war with Cajun hunters.
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