Anatomy of a Murder

  • 2hr 41m
  • 95

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Otto Preminger

Writer:

Wendell Mayes, John D. Voelker

Release Date:

Jul 1, 1959

Runtime:

2hr 41m

Synopsis

An upstate Michigan lawyer defends a soldier who claims he killed an innkeeper due to temporary insanity after the victim raped his wife. What is the truth, and will he win his case?

Cast

  • James Stewart
  • Lee Remick
  • Ben Gazzara
  • Arthur O'Connell
  • Eve Arden
  • Kathryn Grant
  • George C. Scott
  • Orson Bean
  • Russ Brown
  • Murray Hamilton

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Metacritic

95
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Based on 15 Critics
8.1

USER SCORE (33)

Universal acclaim based on 33 Reviews
88

A prime contender for Otto Preminger's greatest film—a superb courtroom drama packed with humor and character that shows every actor at his or her best.

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Metacritic review by Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
80

Otto Preminger's fiercely austere courtroom drama was strong stuff in 1959.

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Metacritic review by Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw
The Guardian
100

It is the best courtroom melodrama this old judge has ever seen.

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Metacritic review by Bosley Crowther
Bosley Crowther
The New York Times
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