Reversal of Fortune (1990)

R ★ 6.6/10 111 min Drama Japan, United Kingdom, United States English

Director: Barbet Schroeder

Screenplay by: Nicholas Kazan
Book: Alan Dershowitz

Streaming: Not available

The Case of Claus Von Bulow. An American Saga of Money and Mystery.

Description

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.

Trailer

Top Cast

Glenn Close Sunny von Bülow / Narrator

Jeremy Irons Claus von Bülow

Ron Silver Alan Dershowitz

Annabella Sciorra Sarah

Uta Hagen Maria

Fisher Stevens David Marriott

Jack Gilpin Peter MacIntosh

Christine Baranski Andrea Reynolds

Reversal of Fortune Appears on 4 Curated Movie Lists

Awards

Academy Awards: Best Actor

Academy Awards #65

Canon Institutions

Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux

Metacritic #182

Metacritics Top 250 Movies Of All Time

Metacritic #100

National Board Of Review's Yearly Top 10

National Board of Review #358