

Anatomy of a Murder
(1959)
July 1, 1959• 2h 41m
78%
TMDB ScoreOverview
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.
Otto Preminger
Director
Top Billed Cast
JS
James Stewart
Paul "Pauly" Biegler
LR
Lee Remick
Laura Manion
BG
Ben Gazzara
Lieutenant Frederick "Manny" Manion
AO
Arthur O'Connell
Parnell Emmett "Parn" McCarthy
EA
Eve Arden
Maida Rutledge
KG
Kathryn Grant
Mary Pilant
GCS
George C. Scott
AAG Claude Dancer
OB
Orson Bean
Dr. Matthew Smith
RB
Russ Brown
Deputy Sheriff George Lemon
MH
Murray Hamilton
Alphonse "Al" Paquette



















