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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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