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Anatomy of a Murder

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

7.81959NR2h 41mEnglish

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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CrimeDramaMystery
Starring

James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara

Directed by

Otto Preminger

Anatomy of a Murder

CrimeDramaMystery

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.

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

Information

Released
Jul 1, 1959
Runtime
2h 41m
Status
Released

Language & origin

Original audio
English
Country
US
Rating
NR
Directed by
Otto Preminger

Production

Studio
Carlyle Productions

People in this story

James StewartPaul "Pauly" Biegler
Lee RemickLaura Manion
Ben GazzaraLieutenant Frederick "Manny" Manion
Arthur O'ConnellParnell Emmett "Parn" McCarthy
Eve ArdenMaida Rutledge
Kathryn GrantMary Pilant
George C. ScottAAG Claude Dancer
Orson BeanDr. Matthew Smith
Russ BrownDeputy Sheriff George Lemon
Murray HamiltonAlphonse "Al" Paquette
Brooks WestDA Mitchell "Mitch" Lodwick
Ken LynchDet. Sgt. James "Jim" Durgo

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