Anatomy of a Murder

Release date: Jan 7, 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.

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Top Cast

Paul Biegler

Laura Manion

Lt. Frederick Manion

Parnell Emmett McCarthy

Maida Rutledge

Mary Pilant

Claude Dancer

Dr. Matthew Smith

George Lemon

Alphonse Paquette

Dist. Atty. Mitch Lodwick

Det. Sgt. James Durgo

Deputy Sheriff Sulo

Dr. Dompierre

Dr. W. Gregory Harcourt

Dr. Raschid

Clarence Madigan

Sheriff Battisfore

Lloyd Burke

Duane 'Duke' Miller

Court Clerk

Army Sergeant 1st Class

Judge Weaver

Pie Eye (uncredited)

Distinguished Gentleman (uncredited)

Orderly (uncredited)

Juror (uncredited)

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