
“Last year's No. 1 best-seller...This year's No. 1 motion picture.”
Anatomy of a Murder
7.8
1,177 votes·1959
·2h 41m
·MovieCrimeDramaMystery
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.
Commercial Verdict
Blockbuster
Revenue vs Budget4.0x
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Massive commercial success
Keywords
adulteryjealousyrapebased on novel or bookcourt casemichiganjudgehays codejazzjurorstriallawyer
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