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Anatomy of a Murder

Film1959

DramaCrimeMystery
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Director
Otto Preminger
Language
English
Released
1959-07-01
Runtime
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The story

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

  • James Stewart
    James StewartPaul "Pauly" Biegler
  • Lee Remick
    Lee RemickLaura Manion
  • Ben Gazzara
    Ben GazzaraLieutenant Frederick "Manny" Manion
  • Arthur O'Connell
    Arthur O'ConnellParnell Emmett "Parn" McCarthy
  • Eve Arden
    Eve ArdenMaida Rutledge
  • Kathryn Grant
    Kathryn GrantMary Pilant
  • George C. Scott
    George C. ScottAAG Claude Dancer
  • Orson Bean
    Orson BeanDr. Matthew Smith
  • Russ Brown
    Russ BrownDeputy Sheriff George Lemon
  • Murray Hamilton
    Murray HamiltonAlphonse "Al" Paquette