Anatomy of a Murder
Released: July 1, 1959Runtime: 161 min
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
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Arthur O Connell
as Parnell Emmett McCarthy
Eve Arden
as Maida Rutledge
Kathryn Grant
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George C Scott
as Claude Dancer
Orson Bean
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Russ Brown
as George Lemon
Murray Hamilton
as Alphonse Paquette
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