Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
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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.
- Released
- Jul 1, 1959
- Director
- Otto Preminger
- Writer
- Wendell Mayes
- Studio
- Carlyle Productions
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $2,000,000
- Revenue
- $8,000,000
- Country
- United States
