Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

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161 min★ 8.0 · 79,095 votes

• Drama
• Mystery

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.

Release date

July 1, 1959

Country of origin

United States

Music

Duke Ellington

Budget

$2,000,000

Box office

$8,000,000