Cinematic background from Anatomy of a Murder 1959 - 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.

Anatomy of a Murder

1959

Drama, Mystery

Directors:
Otto Preminger
Writers:
Wendell Mayes, John D. Voelker
Official poster of Anatomy of a Murder 1959 directed by [object Object]
A man in a suit smoking a pipe
An older man is smoking a cigarette while wearing a suit and tie
Black and white photograph of a man holding a toothbrush
A young woman is looking at the camera while standing next to a man