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Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

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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Otto Preminger profile
Otto Preminger

Director

Wendell Mayes profile
Wendell Mayes

Screenplay

Cast

James Stewart profile
James Stewart

Paul Biegler

Lee Remick profile
Lee Remick

Laura Manion

Ben Gazzara profile
Ben Gazzara

Lt. Frederick Manion

Arthur O'Connell profile
Arthur O'Connell

Parnell Emmett McCarthy

Eve Arden profile
Eve Arden

Maida Rutledge

Kathryn Grant profile
Kathryn Grant

Mary Pilant

George C. Scott profile
George C. Scott

Claude Dancer

Orson Bean profile
Orson Bean

Dr. Matthew Smith

Russ Brown profile
Russ Brown

George Lemon

Murray Hamilton profile
Murray Hamilton

Alphonse Paquette

Brooks West profile
Brooks West

Dist. Atty. Mitch Lodwick

Ken Lynch profile
Ken Lynch

Det. Sgt. James Durgo

James Stewart profile
James Stewart

Paul Biegler

Lee Remick profile
Lee Remick

Laura Manion

Ben Gazzara profile
Ben Gazzara

Lt. Frederick Manion

Arthur O'Connell profile
Arthur O'Connell

Parnell Emmett McCarthy

Eve Arden profile
Eve Arden

Maida Rutledge

Kathryn Grant profile
Kathryn Grant

Mary Pilant

George C. Scott profile
George C. Scott

Claude Dancer

Orson Bean profile
Orson Bean

Dr. Matthew Smith

Russ Brown profile
Russ Brown

George Lemon

Murray Hamilton profile
Murray Hamilton

Alphonse Paquette

Brooks West profile
Brooks West

Dist. Atty. Mitch Lodwick

Ken Lynch profile
Ken Lynch

Det. Sgt. James Durgo

Extra

Release Date

July 1, 1959

Original Language

English

Budget

$2,000,000.00

Production Company

Columbia Pictures logoOtto Preminger Films logo

Available On

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