Movie
Anatomy of a Murder
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1959-07-01
- Runtime
- 161 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Columbia Pictures, Otto Preminger Films
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- James Stewart as Paul "Pauly" Biegler
- Lee Remick as Laura Manion
- Ben Gazzara as Lieutenant Frederick "Manny" Manion
- Arthur O'Connell as Parnell Emmett "Parn" McCarthy
- Eve Arden as Maida Rutledge
- Kathryn Grant as Mary Pilant
- George C. Scott as AAG Claude Dancer
- Orson Bean as Dr. Matthew Smith
- Russ Brown as Deputy Sheriff George Lemon
- Murray Hamilton as Alphonse "Al" Paquette
- Brooks West as DA Mitchell "Mitch" Lodwick
- Ken Lynch as Det. Sgt. James "Jim" Durgo
Crew
- Otto Preminger - Director
- Wendell Mayes - Screenplay
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