Anatomy of a Murder

Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

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  • Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
  • Release Date: 1959-07-01
  • User Rating: 7.8/10 from 971 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 41min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Columbia Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Otto Preminger
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Summary

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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  • James Stewart

    as Paul Biegler

  • Lee Remick

    as Laura Manion

  • Ben Gazzara

    as Lt. Frederick Manion

  • Arthur O'Connell

    as Parnell Emmett McCarthy

  • Eve Arden

    as Maida Rutledge

  • Kathryn Grant

    as Mary Pilant

  • George C. Scott

    as Claude Dancer

  • Orson Bean

    as Dr. Matthew Smith

  • Russ Brown

    as George Lemon

  • Murray Hamilton

    as Alphonse Paquette

  • Brooks West

    as Dist. Atty. Mitch Lodwick

  • Ken Lynch

    as Det. Sgt. James Durgo

  • John Qualen

    as Deputy Sheriff Sulo

  • Howard McNear

    as Dr. Dompierre

  • Alexander Campbell

    as Dr. W. Gregory Harcourt

  • Ned Wever

    as Dr. Raschid

  • Jimmy Conlin

    as Clarence Madigan

  • Royal Beal

    as Sheriff Battisfore

  • Joseph Kearns

    as Lloyd Burke

  • Don Ross

    as Duane 'Duke' Miller

  • Lloyd Le Vasseur

    as Court Clerk

  • James Waters

    as Army Sergeant 1st Class

  • Joseph N. Welch

    as Judge Weaver

  • Duke Ellington

    as Pie Eye (uncredited)

  • Irv Kupcinet

    as Distinguished Gentleman (uncredited)

  • Chuck Ramsay

    as Orderly (uncredited)

  • Agnes Rodgers Brown

    as Juror (uncredited)
Editing Louis R. Loeffler Editor
Sound Jack Solomon Sound Designer
Lighting James Almond Lighting Technician
Camera Sam Leavitt Director of Photography
Art Boris Leven Production Design
Writing Wendell Mayes Screenplay
Production Otto Preminger Producer
Sound Richard Carruth Sound Designer
Camera Irving Rosenberg Camera Operator
Sound Duke Ellington Original Music Composer
Directing Otto Preminger Director
Art Ken Walton Props
Costume & Make-Up Madine Danks Hairdresser
Costume & Make-Up Del Armstrong Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Norman Pringle Makeup Artist
Production Henry Weinberger Production Manager
Costume & Make-Up Harry Ray Makeup Artist
Directing David Silver Assistant Director
Directing Hal W. Polaire Assistant Director
Directing Ray Taylor Jr. Assistant Director
Costume & Make-Up Paula Giokaris Costume Design
Editing John Loeffler Assistant Editor
Editing Michael Vittes Assistant Editor
Costume & Make-Up Hope Bryce Costume Design
Crew Irving W. Sindler Property Master
Costume & Make-Up Vou Lee Giokaris Costume Design
Sound Don Hall Sound Effects Editor
Directing Kathleen Fagan Script Supervisor
Crew John D. Voelker Technical Supervisor
Camera Gjon Mili Still Photographer
Camera Al St. Hilaire Still Photographer
Sound Jack Solomon Sound
Costume & Make-Up Vou Lee Giokaris Wardrobe Master
Production Max Slater Producer's Assistant
Costume & Make-Up Hope Bryce Costume Coordinator
Writing John D. Voelker Novel
Costume & Make-Up Myrl Stoltz Hairdresser
Sound Richard Carruth Music Editor
Art Howard Bristol Set Dresser
Camera Leo McCreary Key Grip
Costume & Make-Up Michael Harte Wardrobe Master
Art Saul Bass Title Designer

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