Anatomy of a Murder

Anatomy of a Murder

Anatomy of a Murder

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Anatomy of a Murder

"No search of human emotions has ever probed so deeply, so truthfully as… Anatomy of a Murder."

1959

2h 41m

7.8(1097 votes)

Crime

Drama

Mystery

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.

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Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Videos & Trailers

6 videos

Cast & Crew

27 members

Acting

James Stewart

Paul Biegler

James Stewart

Acting

Lee Remick

Laura Manion

Lee Remick

Acting

Ben Gazzara

Lt. Frederick Manion

Ben Gazzara

Acting

Arthur O'Connell

Parnell Emmett McCarthy

Arthur O'Connell

Acting

Eve Arden

Maida Rutledge

Eve Arden

Acting

Kathryn Grant

Mary Pilant

Kathryn Grant

Acting

George C. Scott

Claude Dancer

George C. Scott

Acting

Orson Bean

Dr. Matthew Smith

Orson Bean

Acting

Russ Brown

George Lemon

Russ Brown

Acting

Murray Hamilton

Alphonse Paquette

Murray Hamilton

Acting

Brooks West

Dist. Atty. Mitch Lodwick

Brooks West

Acting

Ken Lynch

Det. Sgt. James Durgo

Ken Lynch

Acting

John Qualen

Deputy Sheriff Sulo

John Qualen

Acting

Howard McNear

Dr. Dompierre

Howard McNear

Acting

Alexander Campbell

Dr. W. Gregory Harcourt

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Acting

Ned Wever

Dr. Raschid

Ned Wever

Acting

Jimmy Conlin

Clarence Madigan

Jimmy Conlin

Acting

Royal Beal

Sheriff Battisfore

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Acting

Joseph Kearns

Lloyd Burke

Joseph Kearns

Acting

Don Ross

Duane 'Duke' Miller

Don Ross

Acting

Lloyd Le Vasseur

Court Clerk

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Acting

James Waters

Army Sergeant 1st Class

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Acting

Joseph N. Welch

Judge Weaver

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Acting

Duke Ellington

Pie Eye (uncredited)

Duke Ellington

Acting

Irv Kupcinet

Distinguished Gentleman (uncredited)

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Acting

Chuck Ramsay

Orderly (uncredited)

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Acting

Agnes Rodgers Brown

Juror (uncredited)

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