Reversal of Fortune (1990)

Directed by

Barbet Schroeder

Genre

drama film, biographical film, mystery film, trial film

Country

United States, Japan

Runtime

1h 52m

Rated

R

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 356 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy socialite falls into a coma. Her husband is put on trial for attempted murder. The movie follows the defense team as they build a legal strategy.

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What happens

Reversal of Fortune is a 1990 American legal drama film directed by Barbet Schroeder and adapted from the 1985 book Reversal of Fortune: Inside the von Bülow Case by Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz. The film dramatizes the case surrounding the unexplained coma of socialite Sunny von Bülow, the subsequent attempted murder trial of her husband Claus von Bülow, and his eventual acquittal, in which Dershowitz served as part of the defense team. It stars Jeremy Irons as Claus von Bülow, Glenn Close as Sunny von Bülow, and Ron Silver as Alan Dershowitz. Screenwriter Nicholas Kazan originally considered Austrian actor Klaus Maria Brandauer for the role of Claus von Bülow, but Jeremy Irons was ultimately cast. Irons won the Academy Award for Best Actor at the 63rd Academy Awards for his performance in the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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