About Cause célèbre
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.
Full Cast of Cause célèbre
Helen Mirren
plays Alma Rattenbury
Harry Andrews
plays Francis Rattenbury
David Suchet
plays T.J. O'Connor
David Morrissey
plays George Bowman
Norma West
plays Irene Riggs
Oliver Ford Davies
plays J.D. Casswell
Clive Swift
plays P.P. Croom Johnson
Geoffrey Bayldon
plays Mr. Justice Humphreys
Gillian Martell
plays Joan Webster
Edmund Pegge
plays Constable Bagwell
David Simeon
plays Inspector Carter
Neil Jeffery
plays Christopher
Joe Anderson
plays Little John
Adam Blackwood
plays Ewan Montagu
Alan Rowe
plays E. Marshall Harvey
Timothy Kightley
plays Lewis Manning
Wendy Williams
plays Edith Davenport
Paul Greenhalgh
plays Clerk of the Court
Gordon Salkilld
plays Foreman of the Jury
Peter van Dissel
plays 1st Reporter
Gil Sutherland
plays 2nd Reporter
Harry Fielder
plays Policeman
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