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 902 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)
  • Mrs. Joseph Welch

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

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