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Drama

Reversal of Fortune

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

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.

Release Date : 1990-10-19

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Shochiku-Fuji CompanySovereign PicturesReversal Films Inc.

Production Country : JapanUnited KingdomUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Glenn Close

Character Name : Sunny von Bülow / Narrator

Original Name : Glenn Close

Gender : Female

Jeremy Irons

Character Name : Claus von Bülow

Original Name : Jeremy Irons

Gender : Male

Ron Silver

Character Name : Alan Dershowitz

Original Name : Ron Silver

Gender : Male

Annabella Sciorra

Character Name : Sarah

Original Name : Annabella Sciorra

Gender : Female

Uta Hagen

Character Name : Maria

Original Name : Uta Hagen

Gender : Female

Fisher Stevens

Character Name : David Marriott

Original Name : Fisher Stevens

Gender : Male

Jack Gilpin

Character Name : Peter MacIntosh

Original Name : Jack Gilpin

Gender : Male

Christine Baranski

Character Name : Andrea Reynolds

Original Name : Christine Baranski

Gender : Female

Stephen Mailer

Character Name : Elon Dershowitz

Original Name : Stephen Mailer

Gender : Male

Christine Dunford

Character Name : Ellen

Original Name : Christine Dunford

Gender : Female

Felicity Huffman

Character Name : Minnie

Original Name : Felicity Huffman

Gender : Female

Mano Singh

Character Name : Raj

Original Name : Mano Singh

Gender : Male

Johann Carlo

Character Name : Nancy

Original Name : Johann Carlo

Gender : Female

Keith Reddin

Character Name : Dobbs

Original Name : Keith Reddin

Gender : Male

Alan Pottinger

Character Name : Chuck

Original Name : Alan Pottinger

Gender : Male

Mitchell Whitfield

Character Name : Curly

Original Name : Mitchell Whitfield

Gender : Male

Tom Wright

Character Name : Jack

Original Name : Tom Wright

Gender : Male

Gordon Joseph Weiss

Character Name : Tom Berman

Original Name : Gordon Joseph Weiss

Gender : Male

Michael Lord

Character Name : Eli

Original Name : Michael Lord

Gender : Male

LisaGay Hamilton

Character Name : Mary

Original Name : LisaGay Hamilton

Gender : Female

Bill Camp

Character Name : Bill

Original Name : Bill Camp

Gender : Male

JD Cullum

Character Name : John

Original Name : JD Cullum

Gender : Male

Jad Mager

Character Name : Alexander von Auersberg

Original Name : Jad Mager

Gender : Male

Sarah Fearon

Character Name : Ala von Auersberg

Original Name : Sarah Fearon

Gender : Female

Kristi Hundt

Character Name : Older Cosima

Original Name : Kristi Hundt

Gender : Male

Kara Emerson

Character Name : Young Cosima

Original Name : Kara Emerson

Gender : Male

Michael Wilkes

Character Name : Steve Famiglietti

Original Name : Michael Wilkes

Gender : Male

Thomas Dorff

Character Name : Brillhoffer

Original Name : Thomas Dorff

Gender : Male

Bruno Eyron

Character Name : Alfie von Auersberg

Original Name : Bruno Eyron

Gender : Male

Bernt Kuhlmann

Character Name : Alfie's Friend

Original Name : Bernt Kuhlmann

Gender : Male

Redman Maxfield

Character Name : Dr. Paultees

Original Name : Redman Maxfield

Gender : Male

Frederick Neumann

Character Name : Judge

Original Name : Frederick Neumann

Gender : Male

Conrad McLaren

Character Name : Sheriff

Original Name : Conrad McLaren

Gender : Male

Edwin McDonough

Character Name : Bailiff

Original Name : Edwin McDonough

Gender : Male

Brian Delate

Character Name : Jury Foreman

Original Name : Brian Delate

Gender : Male

Dess Philpot

Character Name : Emergency Room Doctor

Original Name : Dess Philpot

Gender : Male

Steven Black

Character Name : Maitre D'

Original Name : Steven Black

Gender : Male

Kender Jones

Character Name : Party Goer #1

Original Name : Kender Jones

Gender : Male

Haes Hill

Character Name : Party Goer #2

Original Name : Haes Hill

Gender : Male

Dan Rea

Character Name : Newscaster

Original Name : Dan Rea

Gender : Male

Leo Leyden

Character Name : Englishman

Original Name : Leo Leyden

Gender : Male

Malachy McCourt

Character Name : Englishman

Original Name : Malachy McCourt

Gender : Male

Jessika Cardinahl

Character Name : Dinner Guest

Original Name : Jessika Cardinahl

Gender : Female

Ericka Klein

Character Name : Dinner Guest

Original Name : Ericka Klein

Gender : Male

Joko Zohrer

Character Name : Dinner Guest

Original Name : Joko Zohrer

Gender : Male

Julie Hagerty

Character Name : Alexandra Isles (uncredited)

Original Name : Julie Hagerty

Gender : Female

Heather Rose Dominic

Character Name : Maggie (uncredited)

Original Name : Heather Rose Dominic

Gender : Male

Mary Ann Hannon

Character Name : RI Supreme Court Judge Florence Murray (uncredited)

Original Name : Mary Ann Hannon

Gender : Male

Ronald Rand

Character Name : Assistant DA (uncredited)

Original Name : Ronald Rand

Gender : Male

Larry Sherman

Character Name : Atmosphere (uncredited)

Original Name : Larry Sherman

Gender : Male

Constance Shulman

Character Name : Pharmacist (uncredited)

Original Name : Constance Shulman

Gender : Female

Frank Stellato

Character Name : Court Stenographer (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Stellato

Gender : Male

Reviews

J

JPV852

@JPV852

2021-06-23

Great performance from Jeremy Irons, well deserving of his Best Actor Academy Award, kind of is a letdown as both a legal and character drama. Some nice moments and solid performances from everyone but not sure I'll remember this one down the road. **3.5/5**

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-05-21

Quite why Jeremy Irons won an Oscar for this performance is anyone's guess. Though it is certainly one of his better efforts, he still comes across as remarkably wooden and un-engaging. His character - Klaus von Bulow - has just been convicted of attempting to marry his wealthy, socialite, wife Sonny (Glenn Close) by injecting her with drugs and leaving her to freeze to death on the bathroom floor (odd how they've got $14 million in the bank but never turn the central heating on!). Anyway, now she is lying in a coma and he is desperate so engages the services - at $300 a day, no less - of law professor Alan Dershowitz (upon whose book this is all based) to lead his appeal. It's history this, so if you're across the story then you will already know how it all pans out. Therefore what we are left with is a decent effort from Ron Silver as the tenacious lawyer, some almost ethereal contributions from Close as the occasionally animated corpse/narrator and the frankly underwhelming Irons. It's an interesting look at the drug-fuelled existence of the rich and famous and possibly not the best extolment of the state of marriage but somehow the whole thing is just a bit sterile, lacking, dry...