reversal of fortune

Director: barbet schroeder

Actor: jeremy irons,glenn close,ron silver,annabella sciorra

Data Published: Fri Nov 09 1990

Genres: Biography,Drama,Mystery

Key Words: trial,law professor,dysfunctional marriage,attempted murder,insulin

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100486/

WIKI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reversal_of_Fortune

Description: Reversal of Fortune is a movie starring Jeremy Irons, Glenn Close, and 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.

Plot: The story is narrated by Sunny von Bülow, who is in a coma after falling into diabetic shock after a Christmas party. Her husband, the dissolute European aristocrat Claus von Bülow, is charged with attempting to murder the hypoglycemic Sunny by giving her an overdose of insulin. Claus' strained relationship with his wife and his cold and haughty personal demeanor lead most people to conclude that he is guilty. In need of an innovative defense, Claus turns to law professor Alan Dershowitz. Dershowitz is initially convinced of Claus' guilt, but takes the case because von Bülow agrees to fund Dershowitz' defense of two poor black teenagers accused of capital murder. Employing his law students as workers, Dershowitz proceeds to defend Claus, wrestling with his client's unnerving personal style and questions of von Bülow's guilt or innocence.