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

1990

1h 51m

6.6(341 votes)

Drama

Overview

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.

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Cast & Crew

51 members

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Glenn Close

Sunny von Bülow / Narrator

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Jeremy Irons

Claus von Bülow

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Ron Silver

Alan Dershowitz

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Annabella Sciorra

Sarah

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Uta Hagen

Maria

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Fisher Stevens

David Marriott

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Jack Gilpin

Peter MacIntosh

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Christine Baranski

Andrea Reynolds

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Stephen Mailer

Elon Dershowitz

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Christine Dunford

Ellen

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Felicity Huffman

Minnie

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Mano Singh

Raj

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Johann Carlo

Nancy

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Keith Reddin

Dobbs

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Alan Pottinger

Chuck

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Mitchell Whitfield

Curly

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Tom Wright

Jack

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Gordon Joseph Weiss

Tom Berman

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Michael Lord

Eli

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LisaGay Hamilton

Mary

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Bill Camp

Bill

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JD Cullum

John

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Jad Mager

Alexander von Auersberg

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Sarah Fearon

Ala von Auersberg

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Kristi Hundt

Older Cosima

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Kara Emerson

Young Cosima

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Michael Wilkes

Steve Famiglietti

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Thomas Dorff

Brillhoffer

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Bruno Eyron

Alfie von Auersberg

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Bernt Kuhlmann

Alfie's Friend

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Redman Maxfield

Dr. Paultees

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Frederick Neumann

Judge

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Conrad McLaren

Sheriff

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Edwin McDonough

Bailiff

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Brian Delate

Jury Foreman

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Dess Philpot

Emergency Room Doctor

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Steven Black

Maitre D'

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Kender Jones

Party Goer #1

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Haes Hill

Party Goer #2

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Dan Rea

Newscaster

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Leo Leyden

Englishman

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Malachy McCourt

Englishman

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Jessika Cardinahl

Dinner Guest

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Ericka Klein

Dinner Guest

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Joko Zohrer

Dinner Guest

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Julie Hagerty

Alexandra Isles (uncredited)

Writing

Heather Rose Dominic

Maggie (uncredited)

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Ronald Rand

Assistant DA (uncredited)

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Larry Sherman

Atmosphere (uncredited)

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Constance Shulman

Pharmacist (uncredited)

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Frank Stellato

Court Stenographer (uncredited)

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