Anatomy of a Murder
Summary:
Based on the best-selling novel by Robert Traver (the pseudonym for Michigan Supreme Court justice John D. Voelker), Anatomy of a Murder stars James Stewart as seat-of-the-pants Michigan lawyer Paul Biegler. Through the intervention of his alcoholic mentor, Parnell McCarthy (Arthur O'Connell), Biegler accepts the case of one Lt. Manion (Ben Gazzara), an unlo... Full Summary >>
Cast:
James Stewart - (Paul Biegler)
Lee Remick - (Laura Manion)
Ben Gazzara - (Lt. Frederick Manion)
Arthur O'Connell - (Pamell McCarthy)
George C. Scott - (Claude Dancer)
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Review:
Like the court proceedings at its core, Otto Preminger's Anatomy of a Murder moves at a deliberate pace, unwinding its 161 minutes in long, fluid takes. The subject matter (rape and the insanity defense) was controversial in the 1950s, as was Preminger's approach, which was bluntly direct. The film maintains a cool objectivity as it explor... Continue >>
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