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Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

NR · 1959-07-01 · 2h 41m · EN
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No search of human emotions has ever probed so deeply, so truthfully as… Anatomy of a Murder.

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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Otto PremingerDirector
Budget
$2M
Box office
$8M

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James StewartJames StewartPaul BieglerLee RemickLee RemickLaura ManionBen GazzaraBen GazzaraLt. Frederick ManionArthur O'ConnellArthur O'ConnellParnell Emmett McCarthyEve ArdenEve ArdenMaida RutledgeKathryn GrantKathryn GrantMary PilantGeorge C. ScottGeorge C. ScottClaude DancerOrson BeanOrson BeanDr. Matthew SmithRuss BrownRuss BrownGeorge LemonMurray HamiltonMurray HamiltonAlphonse PaquetteBrooks WestBrooks WestDist. Atty. Mitch LodwickKen LynchKen LynchDet. Sgt. James Durgo

Keywords

Based on novel or bookAdulteryRapeLawyerCourtroom dramaTrialJealousyJudgeCourt caseCourtroomJazzJurorsMurder trialMichiganHays code

Movie DNA

Genre affinityThriller · Drama · CrimeTheme affinityBased On Novel Or Book · Adultery · RapeNarrative complexityMysteryDialogue densityDrama · Courtroom Drama · CourtroomPacingLongDirector preference205874

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What is Anatomy of a Murder about?

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.

How long is Anatomy of a Murder?

Anatomy of a Murder has a runtime of 161 minutes.

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