

Key Details
Release StatusReleased
Release Date1959-07-01
Languageen
Runtime2h 41m
Budget$2,000,000
Revenue$8,000,000
Production
Carlyle Productions, Columbia Pictures
7.8(1.2k)
•1959•2h 41mAnatomy of a Murder
"Last year's No. 1 best-seller...This year's No. 1 motion picture."
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.
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