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Anatomy of a Murder
(1959)
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Stars: James Stewart, Ben Gazzara, Lee Remick, George C. Scott
Director: Otto Preminger
Writer: Wendell Mayes, John D. Voelker
Language: English
Studio: Criterion Collection
Duration: 161

A virtuoso James Stewart (Vertigo) plays a small-town Michigan lawyer who takes on a difficult case: that of a young Army lieutenant (The Killing of a Chinese Bookie’s Ben Gazzara) accused of murdering the local tavern owner who he believes raped his wife (Days of Wine and Roses’ Lee Remick). This gripping, envelope-pushing courtroom potboiler, the most popular film from Hollywood provocateur Otto Preminger (Laura), was groundbreaking for the frankness of its discussion of sex—more than anything else, it is a striking depiction of the power of words. With its outstanding supporting cast—including a young George C. Scott (Patton) as a fiery prosecuting attorney and legendary real-life attorney Joseph N. Welch as the judge—and influential jazz score by Duke Ellington, "Anatomy of a Murder" is a Hollywood landmark; it was nominated for seven Oscars, including best picture.


James StewartPaul Biegler
Ben GazzaraLt. Frederick Manion
Lee RemickLaura Manion
George C. ScottAsst. State Atty. Gen. Claude Dancer
Arthur O'ConnellParnell Emmett McCarthy
Eve ArdenMaida Rutledge
Kathryn GrantMary Pilant
Orson BeanDr. Matthew Smith
Russ BrownGeorge Lemon
Murray HamiltonAlphonse Paquette
Brooks WestDist. Atty. Mitch Lodwick
Ken LynchDet. Sgt. James Durgo
John QualenDeputy Sheriff Sulo
Howard McNearDr. Dompierre
Alexander CampbellDr. W. Gregory Harcourt
Duke EllingtonComposer
Sam LeavittCinematographer
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Media: Blu-ray
Sound: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
IMDb: 0052561