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Anatomy of a Murder

Anatomy of a Murder1959

★7.8161 minCrimeDramaMystery

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.

Director

Writer

Score

Stars

James Stewart Lee Remick Ben Gazzara

Cast27

James Stewart
as Paul "Pauly" Biegler
Lee Remick
as Laura Manion
Ben Gazzara
as Lieutenant Frederick "Manny" Manion
Arthur O'Connell
as Parnell Emmett "Parn" McCarthy
Eve Arden
as Maida Rutledge
Kathryn Grant
as Mary Pilant
George C. Scott
as AAG Claude Dancer
Orson Bean
as Dr. Matthew Smith
Russ Brown
as Deputy Sheriff George Lemon
Murray Hamilton
as Alphonse "Al" Paquette
Brooks West
as DA Mitchell "Mitch" Lodwick
Ken Lynch
as Det. Sgt. James "Jim" Durgo
John Qualen
as Deputy Sheriff Sulo Kangas
Howard McNear
as Dr. Adelord Dompierre
A
Alexander Campbell
as Dr. W. Gregory Harcourt
Ned Wever
as Dr. Homer Raschid
Jimmy Conlin
as Clarence "One-Shot" "Smoky" Madigan
Joseph N. Welch
as Judge Harlan Weaver
R
Royal Beal
as Sheriff Max Battisfore
Joseph Kearns
as Lloyd Burke
Don Ross
as Duane "Duke" Miller
L
Lloyd Le Vasseur
as Court clerk
J
James Waters
as Army Sergeant 1st Class
Duke Ellington
as Pie Eye (uncredited)
I
Irv Kupcinet
as Distinguished Gentleman (uncredited)
C
Chuck Ramsay
as Orderly (uncredited)
A
Agnes Rodgers Brown
as Juror (uncredited)

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