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7.0
/10
407 Ratings

REVERSAL OF FORTUNE

Directed by Barbet Schroeder
United States, Japan, 1990
Drama, Mystery
  • 111111 minutes

Synopsis

In this tauntingly ambiguous courtroom drama, the enigmatic Claus von Bülow (Jeremy Irons) stands accused of putting his wife, Sunny (Glenn Close), into a perpetual coma with an insulin overdose. Claus hires hard-charging attorney Alan Dershowitz, who scrambles to defend his client.

Synopsis

In this tauntingly ambiguous courtroom drama, the enigmatic Claus von Bülow (Jeremy Irons) stands accused of putting his wife, Sunny (Glenn Close), into a perpetual coma with an insulin overdose. Claus hires hard-charging attorney Alan Dershowitz, who scrambles to defend his client.