Anatomy of a Murder

Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

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Semi-retired Michigan lawyer Paul Biegler takes the case of Army Lt. Manion, who murdered a local innkeeper after his wife claimed that he raped her. Over the course of an extensive trial, Biegler parries with District Attorney Lodwick and out-of-town prosecutor Claude Dancer to set his client free, but his case rests on the victim's mysterious business partner, who's hiding a dark secret.

Date of release
1959-07-01
TMDB
7.8 / 10 (1228)
Runtime
2h 41m
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director
Otto Preminger

Casting

  • James Stewart — Paul Biegler
  • Lee Remick — Laura Manion
  • Ben Gazzara — Lt. Frederick Manion
  • Arthur O'Connell — Parnell Emmett McCarthy
  • Eve Arden — Maida Rutledge
  • Kathryn Grant — Mary Pilant
  • George C. Scott — Claude Dancer
  • Orson Bean — Dr. Matthew Smith
  • Russ Brown — George Lemon
  • Murray Hamilton — Alphonse Paquette
  • Brooks West — Dist. Atty. Mitch Lodwick
  • Ken Lynch — Det. Sgt. James Durgo

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