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Reversal of Fortune

Reversal of Fortune

The Case of Claus Von Bulow. An American Saga of Money and Mystery.

19906.61h 51m

Overview

Wealthy Sunny von Bülow lies brain-dead, husband Claus guilty of attempted murder; but he says he's innocent and hires Alan Dershowitz for his appeal.

Directed by Barbet Schroeder
Written by Nicholas Kazan, Alan Dershowitz
Produced by Oliver Stone, Edward R. Pressman
Box Office0Revenue: $15.4M

Top Cast

Glenn Close

Glenn Close

Sunny von Bülow / Narrator

Jeremy Irons

Jeremy Irons

Claus von Bülow

Ron Silver

Ron Silver

Alan Dershowitz

Annabella Sciorra

Annabella Sciorra

Sarah

Uta Hagen

Uta Hagen

Maria

Fisher Stevens

Fisher Stevens

David Marriott

Jack Gilpin

Jack Gilpin

Peter MacIntosh

Christine Baranski

Christine Baranski

Andrea Reynolds

Stephen Mailer

Stephen Mailer

Elon Dershowitz

Christine Dunford

Christine Dunford

Ellen

Themes & Keywords

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About Reversal of Fortune

Reversal of Fortune is a drama film released in 1990 exploring themes of coma, based on novel or book, biography, murder, lawyer, based on memoir or autobiography. Directed by Barbet Schroeder, it stars Glenn Close, Jeremy Irons, Ron Silver. Wealthy Sunny von Bülow lies brain-dead, husband Claus guilty of attempted murder; but he says he's innocent and hires Alan Dershowitz for his appeal.

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