Reversal of Fortune

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

Alan Dershowitz a brilliant professor of law is hired by wealthy socialite Claus von Bulow to attempt to overturn his two convictions for attempted murder of his extremely wealthy wife. Based on a true story the film concentrates not on the trial like other legal thrillers, but on the preparatory work that Dershowitz and his students put in as they attempt to disprove the prosecution's case and achieve the Reversal of Fortune of the title.

Direction

Barbet Schroeder

Screenplay

Alan Dershowitz

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Nicholas Kazan