Cause Célèbre
1987-08-23 | 109 minutes
Plot Summary
When the ailing husband of an adulterous wife is discovered bludgeoned to death and suspicions fall on the older woman's young lover, the newly widowed woman claims that it was she who was solely responsible for the death despite evidence that points to the contrary in this dramatic account of true-life 1935 trial that shocked all of England. Though notable evidence and strong suspicion suggests that the murder may have been of crime of passion perpetrated by the jealous lover only half her age, Alma Rattenbury (Helen Mirren) confesses to the murder of her husband and is soon brought to trial. Despite the fact that Alma is already being deemed guilty by the general public for her adulterous indiscretion alone, her lawyer, star attorney T.J. O'Connor (David Suchet), remains convinced that his client will eventually be cleared of all charges.
Cast
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Helen MirrenAlma Rattenbury
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Harry AndrewsFrancis Rattenbury
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David SuchetT.J. O'Connor
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David MorrisseyGeorge Bowman
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Norma WestIrene Riggs
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Oliver Ford DaviesJ.D. Casswell
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Clive SwiftP.P. Croom Johnson
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Geoffrey BayldonMr. Justice Humphreys
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Edmund PeggeConstable Bagwell
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David SimeonInspector Carter
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Joe AndersonLittle John
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Timothy KightleyLewis Manning
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Wendy WilliamsEdith Davenport
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Paul GreenhalghClerk of the Court
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