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Anatomy of a Murder

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

★ 7.8 / 10 (1,242 votes)July 1, 1959161 minEN
CrimeDramaMystery

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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Movie facts

Release dateJuly 1, 1959
StatusReleased
Runtime161 min
Rating★ 7.8 / 10
CertificationNR
Original languageEnglish
CountryUnited States of America
Budget$2,000,000
Revenue$8,000,000
ProductionCarlyle Productions
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Director

Otto Preminger

Writers

Wendell Mayes

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Cast

James StewartJames StewartPaul Biegler
Lee RemickLee RemickLaura Manion
Ben GazzaraBen GazzaraLt. Frederick Manion
Arthur O'ConnellArthur O'ConnellParnell Emmett McCarthy
Eve ArdenEve ArdenMaida Rutledge
Kathryn GrantKathryn GrantMary Pilant
George C. ScottGeorge C. ScottClaude Dancer
Orson BeanOrson BeanDr. Matthew Smith
Russ BrownRuss BrownGeorge Lemon
Murray HamiltonMurray HamiltonAlphonse Paquette
Brooks WestBrooks WestDist. Atty. Mitch Lodwick
Ken LynchKen LynchDet. Sgt. James Durgo
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