Summary
Anatomy of a Murder is an American crime film first released in 1959,
directed by Otto Preminger.
The film stars James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara, Arthur O’Connell and Eve Arden.
Our overall rating for this film is: very good.
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Credits
- Director: Otto Preminger
- Script: John D. Voelker, Wendell Mayes
- Photo: Sam Leavitt
- Music: Duke Ellington
- 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 (Asst. State Atty. Gen. Claude Dancer), Orson Bean (Dr. Matthew Smith), Russ Brown (George Lemon), Murray Hamilton (Alphonse Paquette), Brooks West (Dist. Atty. Mitch Lodwick), Ken Lynch (Det. Sgt. James Durgo), John Qualen (Deputy Sheriff Sulo), Howard McNear (Dr. Dompierre), Alexander Campbell (Dr. W. Gregory Harcourt), Ned Wever (Dr. Raschid), Jimmy Conlin (Clarence Madigan), Royal Beal (Sheriff Battisfore), Joseph Kearns (Lloyd Burke), Don Ross (Duane ’Duke’ Miller), Lloyd Le Vasseur (Court Clerk), James Waters (Army Sergeant 1st Class), Joseph N. Welch (Judge Weaver), Duke Ellington (Pie Eye), Irv Kupcinet (Distinguished gentleman), Mrs. Joseph Welch (Juror)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 160 min; B&W
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