Anatomy of a Murder

Anatomy of a Murder

161 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller, Mystery | July 1, 1959

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.

Anatomy of a Murder

161 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller, Mystery | July 1, 1959

Anatomy of a Murder
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.
IMDb rating 8.0
Producers Columbia Pictures
Original title Anatomy of a Murder
Directors Kathleen Fagan, David Silver, Ray Taylor Jr., Hal W. Polaire, Otto Preminger
Writers John D. Voelker, Wendell Mayes

Cast

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)