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Anatomy of a Murder

Anatomy of a Murder
★ 7.8/10•1959•2h 41m•NR•Crime•Drama•Mystery

Last year's No. 1 best-seller...This year's No. 1 motion picture.

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.

Otto Preminger · Director

Wendell Mayes · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 41m
LanguageEN
Release DateJul 1, 1959
Budget$2,000,000
Revenue$8,000,000

Actors

James Stewart

James Stewart

Paul Biegler

Lee Remick

Lee Remick

Laura Manion

Ben Gazzara

Ben Gazzara

Lt. Frederick Manion

Arthur O'Connell

Arthur O'Connell

Parnell Emmett McCarthy

Eve Arden

Eve Arden

Maida Rutledge

Kathryn Grant

Kathryn Grant

Mary Pilant

George C. Scott

George C. Scott

Claude Dancer

Orson Bean

Orson Bean

Dr. Matthew Smith

Russ Brown

Russ Brown

George Lemon

Murray Hamilton

Murray Hamilton

Alphonse Paquette

Brooks West

Brooks West

Dist. Atty. Mitch Lodwick

Ken Lynch

Ken Lynch

Det. Sgt. James Durgo

John Qualen

John Qualen

Deputy Sheriff Sulo

Howard McNear

Howard McNear

Dr. Dompierre

Alexander Campbell

Dr. W. Gregory Harcourt

Ned Wever

Ned Wever

Dr. Raschid

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