Anatomy of a Murder

Synopsis

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

Written by

Wendell Mayes

Music

Duke Ellington

Studio

Carlyle Productions

Released

1 July 1959

Genres

Crime, Drama, Mystery