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
George C. Scott
as AAG Claude Dancer
Orson Bean
as Dr. Matthew Smith
Russ Brown
as Deputy Sheriff George Lemon
Murray Hamilton
as Alphonse "Al" Paquette
Ken Lynch
as Det. Sgt. James "Jim" Durgo
Duke Ellington
as Pie Eye (uncredited)
James Stewart
as Paul "Pauly" Biegler
Eve Arden
as Maida Rutledge
Brooks West
as DA Mitchell "Mitch" Lodwick
John Qualen
as Deputy Sheriff Sulo Kangas
Ned Wever
as Dr. Homer Raschid
Joseph Kearns
as Lloyd Burke
Arthur O'Connell
as Parnell Emmett "Parn" McCarthy
Howard McNear
as Dr. Adelord Dompierre
Jimmy Conlin
as Clarence "One-Shot" "Smoky" Madigan
Don Ross
as Duane "Duke" Miller
Lee Remick
as Laura Manion
Ben Gazzara
as Lieutenant Frederick "Manny" Manion
Kathryn Grant
as Mary Pilant
