Description
Based on the real-life lawsuit of journalist Quentin Reynolds against columnist Westbrook Pegler, portraying the courtroom battle where Reynolds sues Pegler for calling him a communist; stars Van Heflin as the lawyer and Jose Ferrer as the bigoted columnist, dramatizing how they slowly trap the writer in his own lies, ultimately leading to a win for Reynolds and highlighting McCarthy-era politics, with the story adapted from Louis Nizer's book My Life in Court.
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Release Date1968
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Runtime2 hr 0 min
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Languageen
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Rating0 (0)
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Genres
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DirectorCharles Jarrott
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CastVan HeflinAngie DickinsonE.G. MarshallLloyd BridgesGeorge GrizzardRosemary MurphyAnthony QuayleJosé FerrerJohn BealMarc Connelly
