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Anatomy of a Murder

Anatomy of a Murder

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

1959 2h 41m
7.9
Crime Drama Mystery
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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.

Cast

James Stewart

James Stewart

Paul "Pauly" Biegler

Lee Remick

Lee Remick

Laura Manion

Ben Gazzara

Ben Gazzara

Lieutenant Frederick "Manny" Manion

Arthur O'Connell

Arthur O'Connell

Parnell Emmett "Parn" McCarthy

Eve Arden

Eve Arden

Maida Rutledge

Kathryn Grant

Kathryn Grant

Mary Pilant

George C. Scott

George C. Scott

AAG Claude Dancer

Orson Bean

Orson Bean

Dr. Matthew Smith

Russ Brown

Russ Brown

Deputy Sheriff George Lemon

Murray Hamilton

Murray Hamilton

Alphonse "Al" Paquette

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