Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
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- Not Rated
- 2h 41min
- Drama, Mystery
- 13 Jul 1959 (Canada)
- Movie
- Nominated for 7 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 11 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
James Stewart | ... |
Paul Biegler
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Lee Remick | ... |
Laura Manion
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Ben Gazzara | ... |
Lt. Frederick Manion
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Arthur O'Connell | ... |
Parnell Emmett McCarthy
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Eve Arden | ... |
Maida Rutledge
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Kathryn Grant | ... |
Mary Pilant
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George C. Scott | ... |
Claude Dancer
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Orson Bean | ... |
Dr. Matthew Smith
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Russ Brown | ... |
George Lemon
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Murray Hamilton | ... |
Alphonse Paquette
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Brooks West | ... |
Dist. Atty. Mitch Lodwick
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Ken Lynch | ... |
Det. Sgt. James Durgo
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John Qualen | ... |
Deputy Sheriff Sulo
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Howard McNear | ... |
Dr. Dompierre
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Alexander Campbell | ... |
Dr. W. Gregory Harcourt
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Ned Wever | ... |
Dr. Raschid
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Jimmy Conlin | ... |
Clarence Madigan
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Royal Beal | ... |
Sheriff Battisfore
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Joseph Kearns | ... |
Lloyd Burke
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Don Ross | ... |
Duane 'Duke' Miller
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Lloyd Le Vasseur | ... |
Court Clerk
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James Waters | ... |
Army Sergeant 1st Class
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Joseph N. Welch | ... |
Judge Weaver
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Danny the Dog | ... |
Muff (uncredited)
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Duke Ellington | ... |
Pie Eye (uncredited)
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Irv Kupcinet | ... |
Distinguished Gentleman (uncredited)
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Lawrence K. Paquin | ... |
Jury Foreman (uncredited)
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Chuck Ramsay | ... |
Orderly (uncredited)
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Mrs. Joseph Welch | ... |
Juror (uncredited)
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Directed by
Otto Preminger |
Written by
Wendell Mayes | ... | (screenplay) |
John D. Voelker | ... | (based on the novel by) (as Robert Traver) |
Produced by
Otto Preminger | ... | producer |
Music by
Duke Ellington |
Cinematography by
Sam Leavitt | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Louis R. Loeffler |
Editorial Department
Sheri Eisenberg | ... | theatrical & HDR mastering colorist |
John Loeffler | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
Michael Vittes | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
Production Design by
Boris Leven |
Makeup Department
Del Armstrong | ... | makeup |
Harry Ray | ... | makeup |
Myrl Stoltz | ... | hairdresser |
Madine Danks | ... | hairdresser (uncredited) |
Norman Pringle | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
Henry Weinberger | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Silver | ... | assistant director |
Hal W. Polaire | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Ray Taylor Jr. | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Howard Bristol | ... | set dresser |
Saul Bass | ... | poster designer (uncredited) |
Wallace Carr | ... | assistant set dresser (uncredited) |
Irving W. Sindler | ... | props (uncredited) |
Ken Walton | ... | props (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Jack Solomon | ... | sound |
Bill Flannery | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
Harry Foy | ... | recordist (uncredited) |
Don Hall | ... | sound effects (uncredited) |
Al Yaylian | ... | cable (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
George Harris | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
James Almond | ... | lighting technician |
Leo McCreary | ... | key grip |
Irving Rosenberg | ... | camera operator |
Bert Chaliacombe | ... | best boy (uncredited) |
Gjon Mili | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Al St. Hilaire | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Bob Uhl | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Hope Bryce | ... | costume coordinator |
Vou Lee Giokaris | ... | wardrobe |
Michael J. Harte | ... | wardrobe (as Michael Harte) |
Paula Giokaris | ... | wardrobe (uncredited) |
Norman Martien | ... | wardrobe (uncredited) |
Music Department
Richard Carruth | ... | music editor |
Duke Ellington | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
Johnny Hodges | ... | musician (uncredited) |
Billy Strayhorn | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
Clark Terry | ... | musician (uncredited) |
Britt Woodman | ... | musician (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Kathleen Fagan | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
Saul Bass | ... | title designer |
Otto Preminger | ... | presenter |
Max Slater | ... | assistant to the producer |
Robert E. Blair | ... | dog trainer (uncredited) |
John Dunaway | ... | production secretary (uncredited) |
Dave Golding | ... | publicist (uncredited) |
William T. Hurtz | ... | director: animated titles (uncredited) |
Jim Merrick | ... | publicist (uncredited) |
Nat Rudich | ... | publicist (uncredited) |
John D. Voelker | ... | technical advisor (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Columbia Pictures (1959) (United States) (theatrical) (as Columbia Pictures Corporation) (distributed by)
- Columbia C.E.I.A.D. (1959) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Columbia Film-Verleih (1959) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Columbia Films (1959) (France) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures Corporation (1959) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures of Canada (1959) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Columbia Film (1959) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Columbia Films (1959) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Columbia Films of India (1959) (India) (theatrical)
- Columbia International Films (1959) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Kamera Film Aktieselskap (1959) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (1959) (India) (theatrical) (as Columbia Films of India)
- Columbia Pictures (1960) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures of Argentina (1960) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Procines (1961) (Spain) (theatrical)
- 1ère chaîne ORTF (1969) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1970) (United States) (tv)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1971) (Finland) (tv) (as MTV1)
- Gaumont-Columbia-RCA (GCR) (1982) (France) (VHS) (dubbed version)
- Gaumont/Columbia TriStar Home Video (1995) (France) (VHS) (dubbed version)
- RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video (1985) (Australia) (video)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1995) (Finland) (tv)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (1986) (United States) (VHS)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video (1986) (West Germany) (VHS)
- Action Gitanes (1997) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- ARTE (1999) (Germany) (tv)
- ARTE (1999) (France) (tv)
- Gaumont/Columbia TriStar Home Video (1999) (France) (VHS) (dubbed version)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (1999) (Germany) (VHS)
- Egmont Entertainment (2001) (Finland) (DVD)
- Gaumont/Columbia TriStar Home Video (2001) (France) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2001) (France) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2001) (Germany) (DVD)
- Paris Première (2002) (France) (tv)
- LK-TEL (2003) (Argentina) (DVD)
- 13ème Rue (2007) (France) (tv)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2008) (India) (theatrical) (re-release)
- International DVD Group (2010) (Argentina) (DVD)
- The Criterion Collection (2012) (United States) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2013) (United States) (DVD) (Sony Choice Collection)
- Park Circus (2014) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- LA7d (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2019) (France) (Blu-ray) (4K restaured master)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2019) (France) (DVD) (4K restaured master)
- ARTE (2020) (France) (tv)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2020) (France) (Blu-ray) (4K restaured master)
- The Criterion Channel (2021) (United States) (tv) (digital)
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Storyline
Plot Summary |
Frederick Manion (Ben Gazzara), a lieutenant in the army, is arrested for the murder of a bartender, Barney Quill. He claims, in his defense, that the victim had raped and beaten up his wife Laura (Lee Remick). Although Laura supports her husband's story, the local paper has reported that the police surgeon can find no evidence that she has been raped. Manion is defended by Paul Biegler (James Stewart), a humble small-town lawyer and recently deposed district attorney. During the course of interviews, Biegler discovers that Manion is violently possessive and jealous, and also that his wife has a reputation for flirting with other men. Biegler realizes that the prosecution will try to make the court believe that Laura had been drunk and was picked up by the bartender and then her husband killed him and beat her up when he discovered they had been together. Manion pleads "not guilty" and Biegler, who knows that his case is weak, tries to find evidence that will save Manion. Written by alfiehitchie |
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Taglines | Last year's No.1 best-seller ... This year's No.1 motion picture. See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Part of the controversy surrounding this movie was because it included use of the words "bitch", "contraceptive", "panties", "penetration", "rape", "slut" and "sperm". See more » |
Goofs | When Biegler returns to his house at the start of the film, McCarthy points to the United States Supreme Court reports and asks if they should read "a little Chief Justice Holmes", and Biegler also refers to "Chief Justice Holmes". Oliver Wendell Holmes was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, never Chief Justice. (He was, however, Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts before being appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.) See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Portrait of an Actor (1971). See more » |
Quotes |
Paul Biegler:
As a lawyer, I've had to learn that people aren't just good or just bad. People are many things. See more » |