Anatomy of a Murder
No search of human emotions has ever probed so deeply, so truthfully as… Anatomy of a Murder.
1959 | 161m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Otto Preminger |
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| Writer: | Wendell Mayes, John D. Voelker |
| Staring: |
| 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: | Jul 01, 1959 |
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| Director: | Otto Preminger |
| Writer: | Wendell Mayes, John D. Voelker |
| Genres: | Drama, Crime, Mystery |
| Keywords | rape, adultery, based on novel or book, jealousy, michigan, judge, hays code, jazz, jurors, court case, lawyer, trial, courtroom, murder trial, courtroom drama |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures, Otto Preminger Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $8,000,000
Budget: $2,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Sep 22, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 | 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 (uncredited) |
| Irv Kupcinet | Distinguished Gentleman (uncredited) |
| Chuck Ramsay | Orderly (uncredited) |
| Agnes Rodgers Brown | Juror (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Otto Preminger | Director |
| Louis R. Loeffler | Editor |
| Richard Carruth | Music Editor, Sound Designer |
| Jack Solomon | Sound, Sound Designer |
| Irving Rosenberg | Camera Operator |
| James Almond | Lighting Technician |
| Wendell Mayes | Screenplay |
| Del Armstrong | Makeup Artist |
| Harry Ray | Makeup Artist |
| Norman Pringle | Makeup Artist |
| Henry Weinberger | Production Manager |
| Hal W. Polaire | Assistant Director |
| David Silver | Assistant Director |
| Ray Taylor Jr. | Assistant Director |
| Irving W. Sindler | Property Master |
| Don Hall | Sound Effects Editor |
| Hope Bryce | Costume Coordinator, Costume Design |
| Vou Lee Giokaris | Wardrobe Master, Costume Design |
| Paula Giokaris | Costume Design |
| John Loeffler | Assistant Editor |
| Michael Vittes | Assistant Editor |
| Kathleen Fagan | Script Supervisor |
| John D. Voelker | Technical Supervisor, Novel |
| Gjon Mili | Still Photographer |
| Al St. Hilaire | Still Photographer |
| Leo McCreary | Key Grip |
| Myrl Stoltz | Hairdresser |
| Michael Harte | Wardrobe Master |
| Howard Bristol | Set Dresser |
| Max Slater | Producer's Assistant |
| Madine Danks | Hairdresser |
| Ken Walton | Props |
| Duke Ellington | Original Music Composer |
| Boris Leven | Production Design |
| Saul Bass | Title Designer |
| Sam Leavitt | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Otto Preminger | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Actor | Tyrone James Stewart | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actor | George C. Scott | Nominated |
| Golden Globes | Best Supporting Actor | George C. Scott | Won |
| Venice Film Festival | Best Supporting Actor | Tyrone James Stewart | Won |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Supporting Actor | James Stewart Welch Jr. | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Picture | N/A | Nominated |
Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 22 | 34 | 17 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 20 | 29 | 13 |
| 2025 | 2 | 15 | 27 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 1 |
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