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{{Short description|1990 film by Barbet Schroeder}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Reversal of Fortune
| image          = Reversal of fortune_poster.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Barbet Schroeder]]
| producer       = {{Plain list|
* [[Edward R. Pressman]]
* [[Oliver Stone]]
}}
| screenplay     = [[Nicholas Kazan]]
| based_on       = {{Based on|''Reversal of Fortune: Inside the von Bülow Case''|[[Alan Dershowitz]]}}
| starring       = {{Plain list|
* [[Glenn Close]]
* [[Jeremy Irons]]
* [[Ron Silver]]
}}
| music          = [[Mark Isham]] 
| cinematography = [[Luciano Tovoli]]
| editing        = [[Lee Percy]]
| production_companies = {{Plain list|
* Reversal Films, Inc.
* Sovereign Pictures
* [[Shochiku]] Fuji Co. Ltd.
}}
| distributor    = [[Warner Bros.]]
| released       = {{Film date|1990|9|12|[[1990 Toronto International Film Festival|TIFF]]|1990|10|19|United States}}
| runtime        = 111 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| gross          = $15.4 million
| budget         =
}}

'''''Reversal of Fortune''''' is a 1990 American [[drama film]] directed by [[Barbet Schroeder]] that was adapted from the 1985 book ''Reversal of Fortune: Inside the von Bülow Case'', written by law professor [[Alan Dershowitz]]. It recounts the true story of the unexplained [[coma]] of socialite [[Sunny von Bülow]], the subsequent [[attempted murder]] trial, and the eventual [[acquittal]] of her husband, [[Claus von Bülow]], who had Dershowitz as his defense attorney.<ref>''State v. von Bulow'', 475 A.2d 995 (R.I. 1984).</ref> The film stars [[Jeremy Irons]] as Claus, [[Glenn Close]] as Sunny, and [[Ron Silver]] as Dershowitz. Screenwriter [[Nicholas Kazan|Nick Kazan]] originally envisioned Austrian actor [[Klaus Maria Brandauer]] in the role of Claus von Bülow but was thrilled with Irons' performance. Irons earned the 1990 [[Academy Award for Best Actor]] for his performance in the film.