The von Bülow Mystery: is this film inspired by a true story?

Released in cinemas in 1990, the movie called The von Bülow Mystery, worn by Glenn Close and Jeremy Irons, will be rebroadcast on Sunday January 23, 2022, from 8:55 p.m. on the Franco-German channel art. Directed by Barbet Schroeder, this feature film features the characters of Sunny and Claus von Bülow, respectively played on screen by Glenn Close and Jeremy Irons. The latter form a couple of distinguished billionaires. But one day in December 1980, Sunny is found in a deep coma, brought on by an insulin overdose.. This is her second coma, and all suspicion falls on her husband.

Found guilty of two attempted murders during a first trial, Claus von Bülow appeals and obtains, to prepare the second trial, the assistance of the lawyer Alan Dershowitz, portrayed by actor Ron Silver, which is however not specialized in this kind of business. Given the complexity of the file and the deadlines, Alan Dershowitz has a real team working on the file, made up of professionals and students. This feature film is in fact the cinematographic adaptation of the book entitled Reversal of Fortune: Inside the von Bülow Case, written by Professor Alan Dershowitz in 1985. This book is about the true story by Sunny von Bülow.

The von Bülow Mystery: a case that caused a stir across the Atlantic in the 1980s

This authentic news story hit the headlines in the United States in 1985. While he was in Los Angeles, trying to get on Barfly, filmmaker Barbet Schroeder followed the Von Bülow trial, and kept the press clippings relating to the affair. He then guaranteed to obtain the rights to the work of Alan Dershowitz about this story. On the other hand, the director could not interview Claus Von Bülow because, following a negotiated arrangement, he had agreed to reside outside the United States, in this case in England, and keep quiet about the case. In exchange, Sunny’s family gave up appealing, and Cosima would receive her share of the inheritance.

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