Anatomy of a Murder

Anatomy of a Murder

1959
2h 41min

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.

Anatomy of a Murder

Storyline

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.
    Released
    July 1959
    Runtime
    2h 41min
    Director
    Budget
    $2,000,000
    Revenue
    $8,000,000
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    Columbia Pictures, Otto Preminger Films
Cast
James Stewart
James Stewart
Paul Biegler
Lee Remick
Lee Remick
Laura Manion
Ben Gazzara
Ben Gazzara
Lt. Frederick Manion
Arthur O'Connell
Arthur O'Connell
Parnell Emmett McCarthy
Eve Arden
Eve Arden
Maida Rutledge
Kathryn Grant
Kathryn Grant
Mary Pilant
George C. Scott
George C. Scott
Claude Dancer
Orson Bean
Orson Bean
Dr. Matthew Smith
Russ Brown
Russ Brown
George Lemon
Murray Hamilton
Murray Hamilton
Alphonse Paquette
Brooks West
Dist. Atty. Mitch Lodwick
Ken Lynch
Ken Lynch
Det. Sgt. James Durgo
John Qualen
John Qualen
Deputy Sheriff Sulo
Howard McNear
Howard McNear
Dr. Dompierre
Alexander Campbell
Dr. W. Gregory Harcourt
Ned Wever
Ned Wever
Dr. Raschid
Jimmy Conlin
Jimmy Conlin
Clarence Madigan
Royal Beal
Sheriff Battisfore
Joseph Kearns
Joseph Kearns
Lloyd Burke
Don Ross
Don Ross
Duane 'Duke' Miller
Lloyd Le Vasseur
Court Clerk
James Waters
Army Sergeant 1st Class
Joseph N. Welch
Judge Weaver
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
Pie Eye (uncredited)
Irv Kupcinet
Distinguished Gentleman (uncredited)
Chuck Ramsay
Orderly (uncredited)
Agnes Rodgers Brown
Juror (uncredited)
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