Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

No search of human emotions has ever probed so deeply, so truthfully as… Anatomy of a Murder. 1959-07-01 United States of America 161 Min. PG-13
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Overview

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.

Cast

James Stewart is Paul Biegler
Paul Biegler
Lee Remick is Laura Manion
Laura Manion
Ben Gazzara is Lt. Frederick Manion
Lt. Frederick Manion
Arthur O'Connell is Parnell Emmett McCarthy
Parnell Emmett McCarthy
Eve Arden is Maida Rutledge
Maida Rutledge
Kathryn Grant is Mary Pilant
Mary Pilant
George C. Scott is Claude Dancer
Claude Dancer
Orson Bean is Dr. Matthew Smith
Dr. Matthew Smith
Russ Brown is George Lemon
George Lemon
Murray Hamilton is Alphonse Paquette
Alphonse Paquette
Brooks West is Dist. Atty. Mitch Lodwick
Dist. Atty. Mitch Lodwick
Ken Lynch is Det. Sgt. James Durgo
Det. Sgt. James Durgo

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