Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1959-07-01 United States of America 161 Min. PG-13
7.843 1051 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.

Cast

James Stewart is Paul Biegler
Paul Biegler
Lee Remick is Laura Manion
Laura Manion
Ben Gazzara is Lt. Frederick Manion
Lt. Frederick Manion
Arthur O'Connell is Parnell Emmett McCarthy
Parnell Emmett McCarthy
Eve Arden is Maida Rutledge
Maida Rutledge
Kathryn Grant is Mary Pilant
Mary Pilant
George C. Scott is Claude Dancer
Claude Dancer
Orson Bean is Dr. Matthew Smith
Dr. Matthew Smith
Russ Brown is George Lemon
George Lemon
Murray Hamilton is Alphonse Paquette
Alphonse Paquette
Brooks West is Dist. Atty. Mitch Lodwick
Dist. Atty. Mitch Lodwick
Ken Lynch is Det. Sgt. James Durgo
Det. Sgt. James Durgo
John Qualen is Deputy Sheriff Sulo
Deputy Sheriff Sulo
Howard McNear is Dr. Dompierre
Dr. Dompierre
Alexander Campbell is Dr. W. Gregory Harcourt
Dr. W. Gregory Harcourt
Ned Wever is Dr. Raschid
Dr. Raschid
Jimmy Conlin is Clarence Madigan
Clarence Madigan
Royal Beal is Sheriff Battisfore
Sheriff Battisfore
Joseph Kearns is Lloyd Burke
Lloyd Burke
Don Ross is Duane 'Duke' Miller
Duane 'Duke' Miller
Lloyd Le Vasseur is Court Clerk
Court Clerk
James Waters is Army Sergeant 1st Class
Army Sergeant 1st Class
Joseph N. Welch is Judge Weaver
Judge Weaver
Duke Ellington is Pie Eye (uncredited)
Pie Eye (uncredited)
Irv Kupcinet is Distinguished Gentleman (uncredited)
Distinguished Gentleman (uncredited)
Chuck Ramsay is Orderly (uncredited)
Orderly (uncredited)
Agnes Rodgers Brown is Juror (uncredited)
Juror (uncredited)