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A 1959 American courtroom drama film based on a novel by a Michigan Supreme Court Justice. It stars James Stewart as a lawyer who defends a soldier accused of murdering a rapist, using the defense of irresistible impulse.
Anatomy of a Murder: Directed by Otto Preminger. With James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara, Arthur O'Connell. An upstate Michigan lawyer defends a soldier who claims he killed an innkeeper due to temporary insanity after the victim raped his wife.
- (73K)
- Drama, Mystery
- Otto Preminger
- 1959-07-13
Find out who starred in and worked on the classic courtroom drama film based on a novel by John D. Voelker. See the full list of actors, directors, writers, producers, and more on IMDb.
Semi-retired Michigan lawyer Paul Biegler (James Stewart) takes the case of Army Lt. Manion (Ben Gazzara), who murdered a local innkeeper after his wife (Lee Remick) claimed that he raped...
- (52)
- James Stewart
- Otto Preminger
- Carlyle Productions
Frederick Manion (Ben Gazzara), a lieutenant in the army, is arrested for the murder of a bartender, Barney Quill. He claims, in his defense, that the victim had raped and beaten up his wife Laura (Lee Remick).
A classic courtroom drama starring James Stewart as a lawyer defending a soldier accused of killing a rapist. The film features a Duke Ellington score, a Saul Bass design, and a stellar cast, and was nominated for seven Oscars.
Woot! When his flirtatious young wife (Lee Remick) claims she was raped, an army lieutenant (Ben Gazzara) kills her attacker and hires a small-town lawyer (James Stewart) to defend him.