Anatomy of a Murder

Anatomy of a Murder

Crime · 1959 · 2h 41m

Movie

7.8/10 · TMDB

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Overview

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.

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Cast & crew

James StewartPaul Biegler
Lee RemickLaura Manion
Ben GazzaraLt. Frederick Manion
Arthur O'ConnellParnell Emmett McCarthy
Eve ArdenMaida Rutledge
Kathryn GrantMary Pilant
George C. ScottClaude Dancer
Orson BeanDr. Matthew Smith
Russ BrownGeorge Lemon
Murray HamiltonAlphonse Paquette
Brooks WestDist. Atty. Mitch Lodwick
Ken LynchDet. Sgt. James Durgo
John QualenDeputy Sheriff Sulo
Howard McNearDr. Dompierre
Alexander CampbellDr. W. Gregory Harcourt

Information

Release date
9 July 1959
Director
Otto Preminger
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Runtime
2h 41m
Country of origin
United States

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