Anatomy of a Murder

1959 161 min Crime, Drama, Mystery

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.

IMDb 8.0 RT 100 Metacritic 95

budget $2,000,000 earnings $8,000,000 return 4.0x

director Otto Preminger

writer Wendell Mayes

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