Movie · 1981

The Ordeal of Bill Carney

Released 23 December 1981 More from 1981 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

Bill Carney has just been paralyzed from the neck down. He has been taking care of his two sons since his wife left him. Now, when word of his condition reaches her, she wants to take them away, as she feels that he is unable to care for them. And it appears that the courts agree too. So, his lawyer, also a paraplegic, begins the campaign to take his case before the Supreme Court. Will he win?