Reversal of Fortune
- Original title
- Reversal of Fortune
- Year
- 1990
- Running time
- 111 min.
- Country
United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Nicholas Kazan. Book: Alan M. Dershowitz
- Cast
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- Jeremy Irons
- Glenn Close
- Ron Silver
- Annabella Sciorra
- Christine Baranski
- Uta Hagen
- Fisher Stevens
- Jack Gilpin
- Bill Camp
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Mystery. Drama | Based on a true story. Courtroom Drama / Lawyers. 1980s
- Synopsis
- Dershowitz (Ron Silver) is hired by Claus von Bülow (Jeremy Irons) to defend him against charges that he attempted to murder his wife, Sunny (Glenn Close), who lies in a coma. As Dershowitz, aided by his eager law students, scrambles for ways to puncture the veracity of the charges against von Bulow, Sunny narrates flashback scenes that offer a frosted window into both the events leading up to her coma-inducing collapse and the strangely cold and alienating world of the superrich.
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- Awards
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1990: Oscar: Best Actor (Jeremy Irons). 3 Nominations1990: Golden Globes: Best Actor Drama (Irons). 4 Nominations1990: New York Film Critics Circle: 3 Nominations, including Best Film1990: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Actor (Irons) & Best Screenplay1990: Chicago Film Critics Awards: Best Actor (Jeremy Irons)1990: Boston Society of Film Critics Awards: Best Actor (Irons) and Best Screenplay
- Critics' reviews
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"Funny and scary, Reversal is a tour de force for Schroeder"
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"What makes it such a mesmerizing, wickedly witty entertainment is the revealing portrait it paints of an era in which everyone is presumed guilty where greed is concerned"
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"It is a surprisingly entertaining film - funny, wicked, sharp-tongued and devious."
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"What makes it so instructively entertaining is the pivotal character of Claus von Bulow, played by Jeremy Irons within an inch of his professional life. It's a fine, devastating performance"
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"An intriguing and absorbing movie, reeking of class and quite packed with powerhouse performances"
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