Film · 1968 · Crime
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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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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A Case of Libel (1968) is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The 2h 0m crime directed by Charles Jarrott is rated 0.0/10 by — viewers.
A Case of Libel was released on February 11, 1968.
A Case of Libel was directed by Charles Jarrott.
A Case of Libel has a runtime of 120 minutes (2h 0m).
A Case of Libel is categorized as Crime, Drama.
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