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Anatomy of a Murder

1959 • 2h41m Crime, Drama, Mystery

Rating

7.8/10

Popularity

2

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.

Details

Director

Otto Preminger

Screenplay

Wendell Mayes

Cast

James Stewart

Lee Remick

Ben Gazzara

Release date

7/1/1959

Status

Released

Budget

$2,000,000

Revenue

$8,000,000

Origin country

US

Vote count

1098