Anatomy of a Murder
No search of human emotions has ever probed so deeply, so truthfully as… Anatomy of a Murder.
1959-01-07
United States of America
161 minutes.
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. 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.
Year 1959
Director Otto Preminger
Crew Otto Preminger (Director), Louis R. Loeffler (Editor), Duke Ellington (Original Music Composer), James Almond (Lighting Technician), Sam Leavitt (Director of Photography), Richard Carruth (Sound Designer)
Popularity 13
Language English