Anatomy of a Murder
United States • 1959 • 2h 41m
Director
#600Criterion Collection →Synopsis
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.
Synopsis
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.
Credits
Crew
DirectorOtto Preminger
WriterWendell Mayes
CinematographerSam Leavitt
ComposerDuke Ellington
EditorLouis R. Loeffler
ProducerOtto Preminger
Cast
James Stewartas Paul "Pauly" Biegler
Lee Remickas Laura Manion
Ben Gazzaraas Lieutenant Frederick "Manny" Manion
Arthur O'Connellas Parnell Emmett "Parn" McCarthy