Anatomy of a Murder 1959

Synopsis

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.

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Cast

• James Stewart Paul Biegler
• Lee Remick Laura Manion
• Ben Gazzara Lt. Frederick Manion
• Arthur O'Connell Parnell Emmett McCarthy
• Eve Arden Maida Rutledge
• Kathryn Grant Mary Pilant
• George C. Scott Claude Dancer
• Orson Bean Dr. Matthew Smith
• Russ Brown George Lemon
• Murray Hamilton Alphonse Paquette

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