1959 · Crime, Drama

Anatomy of a Murder

No search of human emotions has ever probed so deeply, so truthfully as… Anatomy of a Murder.

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Released
01 Jul 1959
Runtime
161 min
Rating
NR
Director
Otto Preminger
Language
EN
Country
United States of America
Budget
$2,000,000
Box office
$8,000,000
Crime Drama Mystery
Synopsis

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.

Cast
James Stewart Lee Remick Ben Gazzara Arthur O'Connell Eve Arden Kathryn Grant George C. Scott Orson Bean Russ Brown Murray Hamilton Brooks West Ken Lynch John Qualen Howard McNear Alexander Campbell
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