Darrow

• Director: John David Coles
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• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: Period Film, Biopic
• Themes: Lawyers
• Main Cast: Kevin Spacey
• Release Year: 1991
• Country: US
• Run Time: 120 minutes

Plot

Kevin Spacey plays legendary attorney/civil libertarian Clarence Darrow in this made-for-TV biopic. The story begins in 1894, when Darrow gives up his job as a railroad attorney to represent the participants of the Pullman strike. Darrow's "man of the people" reputation grows to mythic proportions over the next thirty years, a growth represented in this film by broad strokes and windy monologues. We last see Darrow in 1924, attempting to rescue young murderers Leopold (Jamie Harold) and Loeb (Barry Sherman) from the gallows. Darrow was first telecast June 7, 1991, on the PBS series American Playhouse. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Chris Cooper - Debs; Rebecca Jenkins - Ruby; Donal Logue - James McNamara; Alan North - Otis; Kevin Spacey - Clarence Darrow; Erin Cressida Wilson; Jamie Harrold - Nathan Leopold; Matthew Faber - Kid in Salt Mines; Paul Guilfoyle

Credit

Bermans - Costume Designer, John David Coles - Director, Angelo Corrao - Editor, Richard Einhorn - Composer (Music Score), Paul Murphy - Cinematographer, Richard Heus - Producer