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
Paul "Pauly" Biegler
Lee Remick is Laura Manion
Laura Manion
Ben Gazzara is Lieutenant Frederick
Lieutenant Frederick "Manny" Manion
Arthur O'Connell is Parnell Emmett
Parnell Emmett "Parn" McCarthy
Eve Arden is Maida Rutledge
Maida Rutledge
Kathryn Grant is Mary Pilant
Mary Pilant
George C. Scott is AAG Claude Dancer
AAG Claude Dancer
Orson Bean is Dr. Matthew Smith
Dr. Matthew Smith
Russ Brown is Deputy Sheriff George Lemon
Deputy Sheriff George Lemon
Murray Hamilton is Alphonse
Alphonse "Al" Paquette
Brooks West is DA Mitchell
DA Mitchell "Mitch" Lodwick
Ken Lynch is Det. Sgt. James
Det. Sgt. James "Jim" Durgo