FILM 2276: REVERSAL OF FORTUNE (1990)

TRIVIA: Jeremy Irons met the real Claus von Bülow three years after the release of the film. Irons commented, "he didn't tell me anything I didn't already know." Irons recalled that von Bülow asked him if he was aware that the real Alan M. Dershowitz was (at the time) representing Leona Helmsley and Mike Tyson. Irons replied that he was aware of that, to which von Bülow quipped: "I don't suppose you've been asked to play either of them, have you?"

Martha Sunny von Bulow died December 6, 2008, at age 76. She spent the last 28 years of her life in a coma.

Jeremy Irons's Oscar winning performance in this film is his only Academy Award nomination.

CAMEO: Alan M. Dershowitz: briefly, in profile, as one of the appellate judges, just as they are sitting down at the appeal.

Included among the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die", edited by Steven Schneider.

I’m making my way through the book "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die", edited by Steven Schneider. See my blog post about my copy of the book here…

You can buy an updated version (which I will get after I’ve made my way through this edition) here…

I really hope you can come on this journey with me – if you do I’d love to know which films you’ve enjoyed the most!