Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

Last year's No. 1 best-seller...This year's No. 1 motion picture.

★ 7.8 2h 41m Crime · 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.

Director

Otto Preminger

Cast

James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara, Arthur O'Connell, Eve Arden, Kathryn Grant, George C. Scott, Orson Bean

Country

United States of America

Released

July 1, 1959