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Cause Célèbre

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Romance

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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.

Date: 08/23/1987
Rating: 6.0
Cast: Helen Mirren, Harry Andrews, David Suchet, David Morrissey, Norma West, Oliver Ford Davies, Clive Swift, Geoffrey Bayldon, Gillian Martell, Edmund Pegge, David Simeon, Neil Jeffery, Joe Anderson, Adam Blackwood, Alan Rowe, Timothy Kightley, Wendy Williams, Paul Greenhalgh, Robin Browne, Gordon Salkilld, Peter van Dissel, Gil Sutherland, Harry Fielder

Helen Mirren as Alma Rattenbury in Cause Célèbre Helen Mirren

Harry Andrews as Francis Rattenbury in Cause Célèbre Harry Andrews

David Suchet as T.J. O'Connor in Cause Célèbre David Suchet

David Morrissey as George Bowman in Cause Célèbre David Morrissey

Norma West as Irene Riggs in Cause Célèbre Norma West

Oliver Ford Davies as J.D. Casswell in Cause Célèbre Oliver Ford Davies

Clive Swift as P.P. Croom Johnson in Cause Célèbre Clive Swift

Geoffrey Bayldon as Mr. Justice Humphreys in Cause Célèbre Geoffrey Bayldon

Gillian Martell

Edmund Pegge as Constable Bagwell in Cause Célèbre Edmund Pegge

David Simeon as Inspector Carter in Cause Célèbre David Simeon

Neil Jeffery

Joe Anderson as Little John in Cause Célèbre Joe Anderson

Adam Blackwood

Alan Rowe

Timothy Kightley as Lewis Manning in Cause Célèbre Timothy Kightley

Wendy Williams as Edith Davenport in Cause Célèbre Wendy Williams

Paul Greenhalgh as Clerk of the Court in Cause Célèbre Paul Greenhalgh

Robin Browne

Gordon Salkilld

Peter van Dissel

Gil Sutherland

Harry Fielder

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