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Where to Watch Reversal of Fortune (1990) in the US

1990
R
1h 51m
7.1IMDb
92%Rotten Tomatoes
93Metascore

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What it's about

Alan Dershowitz a brilliant professor of law is hired by wealthy socialite Claus von Bulow to attempt to overturn his two convictions for attempted murder of his extremely wealthy wife. Based on a true story the film concentrates not on the trial like other legal thrillers, but on the preparatory work that Dershowitz and his students put in as they attempt to disprove the prosecution's case and achieve the Reversal of Fortune of the title.

Cast and crew

Director: Barbet Schroeder
Writer: Alan Dershowitz, Nicholas Kazan
Starring: Jeremy Irons, Glenn Close, Ron Silver

Details

Release date: Nov 9, 1990
Language: English, German
Country: United Kingdom, Japan, United States
Box office: $15,445,131
Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 13 wins & 16 nominations total