Original title
A Case of Libel
Released
2/11/1968
Origin country
US
Genre
Crime, Drama
Production companies
ABC, Talent Associates
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Runtime
2hr 0min
Based on the real-life lawsuit of journalist Quentin Reynolds against columnist Westbrook Pegler, portraying the courtroom battle where Reynolds sues Pegler for calling him a communist; stars Van Heflin as the lawyer and Jose Ferrer as the bigoted columnist, dramatizing how they slowly trap the writer in his own lies, ultimately leading to a win for Reynolds and highlighting McCarthy-era politics, with the story adapted from Louis Nizer's book My Life in Court.
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