🎬 Crime, Drama, Mystery

Anatomy of a Murder

"No search of human emotions has ever probed so deeply, so truthfully as… Anatomy of a Murder."

⭐ 7.8/10 1959 2h 41m Dir. Otto Preminger

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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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7.8/10 1,170 votes

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Year
1959
Runtime
2h 41m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 7.8/10
Votes
1,170
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director
Language
EN
Budget
$2.0M

Cast

🎭 Crime 🎭 Drama 🎭 Mystery 🎬 Otto Preminger 👤 James Stewart 👤 Lee Remick 👤 Ben Gazzara
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Anatomy of a Murder has a runtime of 2h 41m (2 hours and 41 minutes).
Anatomy of a Murder was directed by Otto Preminger and released in 1959.
Anatomy of a Murder is a Crime, Drama, Mystery film (1959).
The cast of Anatomy of a Murder includes James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara, Arthur O'Connell, Eve Arden.
Anatomy of a Murder has a TMDB rating of 7.8/10 based on 1,170 votes.

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