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A Case of Libel(1983)
Status: Released
Date: 1983-10-17
45%
2 Votes
Time: 1h 55m
Overview:
Fact-based courtroom drama about a news reporter in 1954 who sued a columnist for libel after he proclaimed him a communist in print.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: A Case of Libel
Top 10 Billed Cast
Daniel J. Travanti
Boyd Bendix
Ed Asner
Robert Sloane
Gordon Pinsent
Dennis Corcoran
Robin Gammell
Paul Cleary
Chris Wiggins
Col. Douglas
Lawrence Dane
Abner Coles
Michael J. Reynolds
James Baldwin
Tom Harvey
Fred Alston
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