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Film · 1968
A Case of Libel
2hDirected by Charles Jarrott
- Crime
- Drama
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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Cast
Van HeflinRobert Sloane
Angie DickinsonAnita Corcoran
E.G. MarshallPaul Cleary
Lloyd BridgesDennis Corcoran
George GrizzardAlston
Rosemary MurphyClaire
Anthony QuayleColonel Douglas
José FerrerBoyd Bendix
John BealColes
Marc ConnellyJudge
Details
- Director
- Charles Jarrott
- Writer
- Henry Denker, Louis Nizer
- Release
- February 11, 1968
- Runtime
- 2h
- Language
- English
- Studio
- Talent Associates, ABC
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