Yes it is..If you can find this movie get it. An old fav and tells the story of the guy that started the right to an attorney law..I got a copy for my granddaughter few years ago when she was in law school..A great performance by Jose Ferrer as the lawyer that presented the case to SCOTUS..
...this actor also great, Lane Smith.
Gideon's Trumpet 1980 NRRated NR
Oscar-winning actor Henry Fonda stars in this Emmy-nominated Hallmark Hall of Fame drama based on Anthony Lewis's book by the same name, the true story of one man's fight for the right to legal counsel and its impact on the American legal system. When the court denies him an attorney, Clarence Earl Gideon -- accused of petty theft -- reluctantly defends himself and loses, later mounting an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court from his prison cell.
Cast:Fay Wray, John Houseman, Henry Fonda, José Ferrer, Jon Locke, David Clennon, Allan Rich, J. Patrick McNamara,
Lane Smith, Sam Jaffe, Dean Jagger, Nicholas Pryor, William Prince, Richard McKenzie, Dolph Sweet, Ford Rainey, David Sheiner, Les Lannom, Malcolm Groome, Richard Lineback, Michael Cavanaugh, Paul Benjamin, Clifford A. Pellow, Jerry Hardin, Fredric Cook, Steven Peterman, James O'Connell, Gary Grubbs, Seamon Glass, Gwen Van Dam