Anatomy of a Murder

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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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Crime,

Drama,

Mystery

Duration:

161 minutes

Year:

1959

Director:

Otto Preminger

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Company:

Columbia Pictures

Budget:

$2,000,000

Revenue:

$8,000,000

Cast:
James Stewart

Paul Biegler

Lee Remick

Laura Manion

Ben Gazzara

Lt. Frederick Manion

Arthur O'Connell

Parnell Emmett McCarthy

Eve Arden

Maida Rutledge

Crew:
Otto Preminger

Director

Duke Ellington

Original Music Composer

Otto Preminger

Producer

Sam Leavitt

Director of Photography

Louis R. Loeffler

Editor