Anatomy of a Murder
Anatomy of a Murder
Release: 1959-07-01
·Runtime: 161m
·★ 7.8
Crime
Drama
Mystery
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Columbia Pictures
Otto Preminger Films
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Brooks West
as Dist. Atty. Mitch Lodwick
Joseph Kearns
as Lloyd Burke
Ben Gazzara
as Lt. Frederick Manion
Arthur O'Connell
as Parnell Emmett McCarthy
Orson Bean
as Dr. Matthew Smith
Murray Hamilton
as Alphonse Paquette
Ken Lynch
as Det. Sgt. James Durgo
John Qualen
as Deputy Sheriff Sulo
Howard McNear
as Dr. Dompierre
Ned Wever
as Dr. Raschid
Lee Remick
as Laura Manion
George C. Scott
as Claude Dancer
Don Ross
as Duane 'Duke' Miller
Duke Ellington
as Pie Eye (uncredited)
James Stewart
as Paul Biegler
Kathryn Grant
as Mary Pilant
Jimmy Conlin
as Clarence Madigan
Eve Arden
as Maida Rutledge
Russ Brown
as George Lemon
