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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.
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.
Over the course of an extensive trial, Biegler parries with District Attorney Lodwick (Brooks West) and out-of-town prosecutor Claude Dancer (George C....
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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.
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).
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.
A small-town lawyer gets the case of a lifetime when a military man avenges an attack on his wife.
Anatomy Of A Murder. 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. 2,062 IMDb 8.0 2 h 40 min 1959. X-Ray HDR UHD 13+. Drama · Compelling · Intense · Serious. Join Prime. Watch with Prime. Start your 30-day free trial
Anatomy of a Murder. 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.
