Title: Anatomy of a Murder
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Languages: English
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery,
Runtime: 2:41:00 Hour
Cast: James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara
Directors: Otto Preminger
Rating: 7.8 (1202 Votes)
TomatoMeter: 100 %
Audiance Score: 91 %
Critics Consensus: One of cinema's greatest courtroom dramas, Anatomy of a Murder is tense, thought-provoking, and brilliantly acted, with great performances from James Stewart and George C. Scott.
Year: 1959
Summary: 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.