Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $2,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $8,000,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 20.012 |
Directed By
Otto Preminger
Crew
Otto Preminger
Louis R. Loeffler
Duke Ellington
James Almond
Sam Leavitt
Richard Carruth
Jack Solomon
Wendell Mayes
Otto Preminger
Boris Leven
Irving Rosenberg
Madine Danks
Ken Walton
Al St. Hilaire
Del Armstrong
Norman Pringle
Gjon Mili
Harry Ray
Henry Weinberger
Hope Bryce
John D. Voelker
Michael Vittes
Irving W. Sindler
Kathleen Fagan
Ray Taylor Jr.
Paula Giokaris
Vou Lee Giokaris
Don Hall
Hal W. Polaire
David Silver
John Loeffler
Jack Solomon
Vou Lee Giokaris
Myrl Stoltz
Leo McCreary
Richard Carruth
Howard Bristol
Saul Bass
Max Slater
Hope Bryce
John D. Voelker
Michael Harte
TOP CAST
James Stewart
Paul Biegler
Lee Remick
Laura Manion
Ben Gazzara
Lt. Frederick Manion
Arthur O'Connell
Parnell Emmett McCarthy
Eve Arden
Maida Rutledge
Kathryn Grant
Mary Pilant
George C. Scott
Claude Dancer
Orson Bean
Dr. Matthew Smith
Russ Brown
George Lemon
Murray Hamilton
Alphonse Paquette
Brooks West
Dist. Atty. Mitch Lodwick
Ken Lynch
Det. Sgt. James Durgo
John Qualen
Deputy Sheriff Sulo
Howard McNear
Dr. Dompierre
Alexander Campbell
Dr. W. Gregory Harcourt
Ned Wever
Dr. Raschid
Jimmy Conlin
Clarence Madigan
Royal Beal
Sheriff Battisfore
Joseph Kearns
Lloyd Burke
Don Ross
Duane 'Duke' Miller
Lloyd Le Vasseur
Court Clerk
James Waters
Army Sergeant 1st Class
Joseph N. Welch
Judge Weaver
Duke Ellington
Pie Eye (uncredited)
Irv Kupcinet
Distinguished Gentleman (uncredited)
Chuck Ramsay
Orderly (uncredited)
Agnes Rodgers Brown
Juror (uncredited)
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