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Anatomy of a Murder
Anatomy of a Murder
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Anatomy of a Murder

1959
2h 41m
Crime
Drama
Mystery

Status

Released

Release

1959

Runtime

2h 41m

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Storyline

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

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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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
2h 41m
Jul 1, 1959
Languages
English
Director
Otto Preminger
Otto Preminger
Production
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures
Otto Preminger Films
Otto Preminger Films
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

27 Cast Members

James Stewart

James Stewart

Paul "Pauly" Biegler

Lee Remick

Lee Remick

Laura Manion

Ben Gazzara

Ben Gazzara

Lieutenant Frederick "Manny" Manion

Arthur O'Connell

Arthur O'Connell

Parnell Emmett "Parn" McCarthy

Eve Arden

Eve Arden

Maida Rutledge

Kathryn Grant

Kathryn Grant

Mary Pilant

George C. Scott

George C. Scott

AAG Claude Dancer

Orson Bean

Orson Bean

Dr. Matthew Smith

Russ Brown

Russ Brown

Deputy Sheriff George Lemon

Murray Hamilton

Murray Hamilton

Alphonse "Al" Paquette

Brooks West

Brooks West

DA Mitchell "Mitch" Lodwick

Ken Lynch

Ken Lynch

Det. Sgt. James "Jim" Durgo

John Qualen

John Qualen

Deputy Sheriff Sulo Kangas

Howard McNear

Howard McNear

Dr. Adelord Dompierre

Alexander Campbell

Dr. W. Gregory Harcourt

Ned Wever

Ned Wever

Dr. Homer Raschid

Jimmy Conlin

Jimmy Conlin

Clarence "One-Shot" "Smoky" Madigan

Royal Beal

Sheriff Max Battisfore

Joseph Kearns

Joseph Kearns

Lloyd Burke

Don Ross

Don Ross

Duane "Duke" Miller

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