Anatomy of a Murder
“No search of human emotions has ever probed so deeply, so truthfully as… Anatomy of a Murder.”
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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.
Cast
James Stewart·Paul "Pauly" Biegler
Lee Remick·Laura Manion
Ben Gazzara·Lieutenant Frederick "Manny" Manion
Arthur O'Connell·Parnell Emmett "Parn" McCarthy
Eve Arden·Maida Rutledge
Kathryn Grant·Mary Pilant
George C. Scott·AAG Claude Dancer
Orson Bean·Dr. Matthew Smith
Russ Brown·Deputy Sheriff George Lemon
Murray Hamilton·Alphonse "Al" Paquette
Average shot length
13.3s per shot
Otto Preminger's career average is 20.2s across 22 measured films —see the full picture.