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Anatomy of a Murder
"No search of human emotions has ever probed so deeply, so truthfully as… Anatomy of a Murder."
1959 • 2h 41m • ★ 7.8 (1,125 votes) Released
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.
Director
Otto Preminger
Screenplay
Wendell Mayes
Rating
7.8
Runtime
161 min
Budget
$2.0M
Revenue
$8.0M
Profit/Loss
+6.0M
Production
Columbia Pictures Otto Preminger Films
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Keywords
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