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.
Credits
Cause célèbre Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Helen Mirren
She was 43, now 79 years old
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as Alma Rattenbury |
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David Morrissey
He was 24, now 60 years old
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as George Bowman |
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David Suchet
He was 42, now 78 years old
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as T.J. O'Connor |
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Norma West
She was 45, now 81 years old
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as Irene Riggs |
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Harry Andrews
He was 77, 77 years old when he died
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as Francis Rattenbury |
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Oliver Ford Davies
He was 49, now 85 years old
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as J.D. Casswell |
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Clive Swift
He was 52, 82 years old when he died
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as P.P. Croom Johnson |
Cause célèbre Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Richard Harvey as Music. He was 35 (now 71) years old
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Sound |
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John Rosenberg as Producer. He was 36 (38) years old when He died
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Production |
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Terence Rattigan as Writer. He was 77 (66) years old when He died
|
Writing |
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John Gorrie as Director. He was 187 (53) years old when He died
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Directing |
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Ken Taylor as Writer. He was 66 (88) years old when He died
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Writing |
