

MOVIE
Anatomy of a Murder
Last year's No. 1 best-seller...This year's No. 1 motion picture.
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.
ERA & CONTEXT
Anatomy of a Murder in its release era
Released in 1959, Anatomy of a Murder sits inside the 1950s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.
- Release
- 1959-07-01
- Rating
- NR
- TMDB score
- 7.8/10
- Original language
- EN
- Status
- Released
- Production
- United States of America
- Studio
- Carlyle Productions
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