Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
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1959 · NR · 2h 41m · Crime, Drama, Mystery
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery
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…
Director: Otto Preminger
Writers: Wendell Mayes, John D. Voelker
Music by: Duke Ellington
Cinematography: Sam Leavitt
Editor: Louis R. Loeffler
Box office: $8M · Budget: $2M · Rated 7.8/10 by 1190 viewers
Cast
James Stewart as Paul "Pauly" BieglerLee Remick as Laura ManionBen Gazzara as Lieutenant Frederick "Manny" ManionArthur O'Connell as Parnell Emmett "Parn" McCarthyEve Arden as Maida RutledgeKathryn Grant as Mary PilantGeorge C. Scott as AAG Claude DancerOrson Bean as Dr. Matthew SmithRuss Brown as Deputy Sheriff George LemonMurray Hamilton as Alphonse "Al" PaquetteBrooks West as DA Mitchell "Mitch" LodwickKen Lynch as Det. Sgt. James "Jim" DurgoMore like this
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