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- In director Otto Preminger's daring courtroom drama was about an explosive rape and murder case - the plot was based on a real-life case that occurred in July of 1952 in the small town of Big Bay in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, when returning Korean vet Lt. Coleman Peterson shot and killed tavern owner Mike Chenoweth, allegedly because Chenoweth raped Coleman's wife, Charlotte.
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Anatomy of a Murder is a 1959 American courtroom drama film produced and directed by Otto Preminger. The screenplay by Wendell Mayes was based on the 1958 novel of the same name written by Michigan Supreme Court Justice John D. Voelker under the pen name of Robert Traver.
Feb 28, 2017 · The film Anatomy of a Murder is a classic of 1950s noir movie making, telling the story of a young woman who claims she was raped by the town playboy. Her husband, in a fit of rage, kills his wife’s attacker and stands trial for first-degree murder.
When a murder takes place in a trailer park on the outskirts of town, he is asked to defend Lt. Frederick Manion who admits to having killed Barney Quill, a local bar owner who allegedly raped his wife. Manion claims to have had a form of temporary insanity.
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. What is the truth, and will he win his case?
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- Drama, Mystery
- Otto Preminger
- 1959-07-13
Featuring an outstanding supporting cast—with a young George C. Scott as a fiery prosecutor and the legendary attorney Joseph N. Welch as the judge—and an influential score by Duke Ellington, Anatomy of a Murder is an American movie landmark, nominated for seven Oscars, including best picture.
- Paul Biegler
Apr 29, 2024 · Anatomy of a Murder, American courtroom film drama, released in 1959, that was controversial for its explicit handling of sexual passions and the crime of rape. The film was based on a novel by Robert Traver (pen name of Michigan Supreme Court Justice John D. Voelker).
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 her.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
