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Reversal of Fortune is a 1990 American legal drama film directed by Barbet Schroeder and adapted from the 1985 book Reversal of Fortune: Inside the von Bülow Case by Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz.
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Image The film tells the true story of the tumultuous legal events of the 1980s, brought to theaters as a thriller that examines the life of a wealthy European man accused of killing his wife Sunny, played by Glenn Close, while showing his legal proceedings and reflections on his legal defense. The film is a thriller, even for people we consider to be guilty. The enigmatic aristocrat is defended by Dershowitz…More
The crime that is easily filmable and in which Hollywood is interested is of blue collar variety. Consequently, most Hollywood crime stories, if they are to be realistic, are likely to be set in lower class milieu. There are, however, exceptions to the rule and high profile crimes can actually happen within upper strata of society, like in the real life case that was depicted in *Reversal of Fortune*, 1990 drama dir…More
