Anatomy of a Murder

7.8

161 minutes

7/1/1959

Overview

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.

Cast List

James Stewart
as Paul "Pauly" Biegler
Lee Remick
as Laura Manion
Ben Gazzara
as Lieutenant Frederick "Manny" Manion
Arthur O'Connell
as Parnell Emmett "Parn" McCarthy
Eve Arden
as Maida Rutledge
Kathryn Grant
as Mary Pilant
George C. Scott
as AAG Claude Dancer
Orson Bean
as Dr. Matthew Smith
Russ Brown
as Deputy Sheriff George Lemon
Murray Hamilton
as Alphonse "Al" Paquette
Brooks West
as DA Mitchell "Mitch" Lodwick
Ken Lynch
as Det. Sgt. James "Jim" Durgo
John Qualen
as Deputy Sheriff Sulo Kangas
Howard McNear
as Dr. Adelord Dompierre
Alexander Campbell
as Dr. W. Gregory Harcourt
Ned Wever
as Dr. Homer Raschid
Jimmy Conlin
as Clarence "One-Shot" "Smoky" Madigan
Royal Beal
as Sheriff Max Battisfore
Joseph Kearns
as Lloyd Burke
Don Ross
as Duane "Duke" Miller
Lloyd Le Vasseur
as Court clerk
James Waters
as Army Sergeant 1st Class
Joseph N. Welch
as Judge Harlan Weaver
Duke Ellington
as Pie Eye (uncredited)
Irv Kupcinet
as Distinguished Gentleman (uncredited)
Chuck Ramsay
as Orderly (uncredited)
Agnes Rodgers Brown
as Juror (uncredited)