Reversal of Fortune (1990)

Based On the Life of: Claus von Bulow

Starring: Jeremy Irons

Movie Budget: Unknown  

Star Salary: $1 million

Reversal of Fortune was released in 1990 and was based on the true case of Claus von Bulow. Sunny von Bulow, Claus’ wife—played by Glenn Close—slipped into a coma after an attempted murder and Claus was the prime suspect. Claus was found guilty of attempted murder and he was only granted a retrial on a technicality.

Claus hired a famous defense attorney, Alan Dershowitz, to help him overturn the verdict. Dershowitz enlisted the help of a small group of his Harvard Law students to help him achieve this goal, in spite of the fact that Dershowitz did not personally believe in Claus’ innocence.