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Anatomy of a Murder
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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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Checked Jul 23, 2026
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Synopsis
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.
More about Anatomy of a Murder
Cast
James StewartPaul "Pauly" Biegler
Lee RemickLaura Manion
Ben GazzaraLieutenant Frederick "Manny" Manion
Arthur O'ConnellParnell Emmett "Parn" McCarthy
Eve ArdenMaida Rutledge
Kathryn GrantMary Pilant
George C. ScottAAG Claude Dancer
Orson BeanDr. Matthew SmithCredits
- Directed by
- Otto Preminger
- Written by
- Wendell Mayes, John D. Voelker
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $2M
- Box office
- $8M
Production
- Carlyle ProductionsUnited States
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