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Reversal of Fortune
The Case of Claus Von Bulow. An American Saga of Money and Mystery.
The Case of Claus Von Bulow. An American Saga of Money and Mystery.
Drama - 1990
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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.
Director:
,
Barbet Schroeder
Cast:
,
Glenn Close
,
Felicity Huffman
,
Christine Baranski
,
Jeremy Irons
,
Annabella Sciorra
,
Ron Silver
,
Fisher Stevens
,
Jack Gilpin
,
Uta Hagen

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Rated:
R
Runtime:
111 min
Release date:
5 Oct 1990
Country:
JP, GB, US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$15,445,131
Awards:
Won 1 Oscar. Another 11 wins & 15 nominations.

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
What happened? Who knows? The movie's strength is its ability to tantalize, to turn the case this way and that, so that the light of evidence falls in one way and then another. You tell me.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Reversal of Fortune is an often chilly movie, but the chill cuts to the bone.
– Peter Travers,
Rolling Stone,
12 May 2001
fresh:
There is a high degree of sometimes shocking intelligence running through Reversal of Fortune.
– Vincent Canby,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
What it all adds up to is something the film never quite seems prepared to address, but this is a fascinating look at all the secondary questions.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
11 Feb 2008
fresh:
It is a finely detailed manners study of the superwealthy, a drama of conflicting principles and values and an engrossing legal detective story.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
26 Mar 2009
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