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Feature film — 1959

Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

7.82h 41mCrime — 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 free, but his case rests on the victim's mysterious business partner, who's hiding a dark secret.

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Carlyle Productions

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Director: Otto Preminger

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Cast & crew

James Stewart as Paul Biegler

James Stewart

Paul Biegler

Lee Remick as Laura Manion

Lee Remick

Laura Manion

Ben Gazzara as Lt. Frederick Manion

Ben Gazzara

Lt. Frederick Manion

Arthur O'Connell as Parnell Emmett McCarthy

Arthur O'Connell

Parnell Emmett McCarthy

Eve Arden as Maida Rutledge

Eve Arden

Maida Rutledge

Kathryn Grant as Mary Pilant

Kathryn Grant

Mary Pilant

George C. Scott as Claude Dancer

George C. Scott

Claude Dancer

Orson Bean as Dr. Matthew Smith

Orson Bean

Dr. Matthew Smith

Russ Brown as George Lemon

Russ Brown

George Lemon

Murray Hamilton as Alphonse Paquette

Murray Hamilton

Alphonse Paquette

Brooks West as Dist. Atty. Mitch Lodwick

Brooks West

Dist. Atty. Mitch Lodwick

Ken Lynch as Det. Sgt. James Durgo

Ken Lynch

Det. Sgt. James Durgo

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