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A Case of Libel
1968Directed by Charles Jarrott
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- Released
- Runtime
- 2h
About A Case of Libel
- Crime
- Drama
Synopsis
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
