Anatomy of a Murder 1959

Name: Anatomy of a Murder
Released: 1959-07-01
Cast: James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara, Arthur O'Connell, Eve Arden

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.

Directed by:	Otto Preminger
Written by:	Wendell Mayes
Runtime:	161 minutes
Critics score:	100 / 100
Tagline:	No search of human emotions has ever probed so deeply, so truthfully as… Anatomy of a Murder.