Anatomy of a Murder (1959)2h41
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Director Otto Preminger (7.2 avg)
Also directed Laura, River of No Return, The Man with the Golden Arm, and 34 more
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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Cast
James Stewart
Lee Remick
Ben Gazzara
Arthur O'Connell
Eve Arden
Kathryn Grant
George C. Scott
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