

Anatomy of a Murder
1959 · Movie · 2h 41m · NR
CrimeDramaMystery
"No search of human emotions has ever probed so deeply, so truthfully as… Anatomy of a Murder."
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.
Ratings
IMDb
8/10
Rotten Tomatoes
100%
Metacritic
95/100
Key crew
- Otto PremingerDirector
- Duke EllingtonOriginal Music Composer
- Wendell MayesScreenplay
Cast
- 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
Stills
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Themes
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