19592h 41mDir. Otto Preminger

Anatomy of a Murder

Name: Anatomy of a Murder
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Released: 1959-07-01
Duration: 2 h 41 min
Rating: 5
Cast: James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara, Arthur O'Connell, Eve Arden

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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.

Starring:James Stewart,Lee Remick,Ben Gazzara,Arthur O'Connell,Eve Arden

Featured Cast

(12 actors)

James Stewart

Paul Biegler

Lee Remick

Laura Manion

Ben Gazzara

Lt. Frederick Manion

Arthur O'Connell

Parnell Emmett McCarthy

Eve Arden

Maida Rutledge

Kathryn Grant

Mary Pilant

George C. Scott

Claude Dancer

Orson Bean

Dr. Matthew Smith

Russ Brown

George Lemon

Murray Hamilton

Alphonse Paquette

Brooks West

Dist. Atty. Mitch Lodwick

Ken Lynch

Det. Sgt. James Durgo

Key Production Crew

Director

Otto Preminger

Screenplay & Writers

Wendell Mayes, John D. Voelker

Cinematography

Sam Leavitt

Original Score

Duke Ellington

Producers

Otto Preminger

Film Details

Budget$2,000,000

Box Office Revenue$8,000,000

Original Languageen

Production Studios

Carlyle Productions

Keywords & Themes

#adultery#jealousy#rape#based on novel or book#court case#michigan#judge#hays code#jazz#jurors

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Ben Gazzara, James Stewart, George C. Scott -three magnetic, wonderful actors in great form; enjoying their craft and playing with each other. At times the ensemble almost seems to look lovingly at each other because th...

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