A Case of Libel (1968)

Name: A Case of Libel
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1968-02-11
Duration: 120 min
Cast: Van Heflin, Angie Dickinson, E.G. Marshall, Lloyd Bridges, George Grizzard

2 hCrime, Drama1968

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.

Director: Charles Jarrott
Writers: Henry Denker, Louis Nizer
Country: United States
Language: English
Release date: February 11, 1968

A Case of Libel 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

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