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.

Released July 1, 1959 161 min 13+

Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Keywords: tmdb.rape, tmdb.adultery, tmdb.based-on-novel-or-book, tmdb.jealousy, tmdb.michigan, tmdb.judge, tmdb.hays-code + 105 more, tmdb.jazz, tmdb.jurors, tmdb.court-case, tmdb.lawyer, tmdb.trial, tmdb.courtroom, tmdb.murder-trial, tmdb.courtroom-drama, mdblist.has-trailer, mdblist.ext.4k-blu-ray, mdblist.certified-fresh, mdblist.metacritic-must-see, imdb.national-film-registry, imdb.rape, imdb.rape-victim, imdb.revenge, imdb.courtroom-drama, imdb.legal-drama, imdb.underwear, imdb.inn, imdb.small-town, imdb.korean-war-veteran, mdblist.ext.2k-blu-ray, imdb.dog-drinks-beer, imdb.legal, awards.oscar-nominated, awards.best-picture-nominated, awards.golden-globe-nominated, imdb.based-on-true-story, imdb.based-on-novel, imdb.catholic, imdb.innkeeper, imdb.murder, imdb.lawyer, imdb.fishing, imdb.trial, imdb.michigan, imdb.michigan-upper-peninsula, imdb.irresistible-impulse, imdb.train-station, imdb.cane, imdb.pinball, imdb.shoe, imdb.alcoholism, imdb.dysfunctional-marriage, imdb.military-officer, imdb.secretary, imdb.rainstorm, imdb.milk, imdb.loss-of-father, imdb.pistol, imdb.bartender, imdb.bar, imdb.district-attorney, imdb.trailer-park, imdb.promissory-note, imdb.piano, imdb.black-eye, imdb.pet-carrier, imdb.crashing-through-a-fence, imdb.polygraph, imdb.pocket-watch, imdb.jazz-club, imdb.gossip, imdb.bluffing, imdb.cairn-terrier, imdb.convertible, imdb.panties, imdb.fly-fishing, imdb.dog, imdb.jail, imdb.psychiatrist, imdb.jealousy, imdb.salt-shaker, imdb.cigarette-holder, imdb.sleeping-on-a-sofa, imdb.cleaning-fish, imdb.antler-coat-rack, imdb.jazz-score, imdb.famous-score, imdb.jury-selection, imdb.library, imdb.road-house, imdb.dancing, imdb.dissociative-reaction, imdb.vibrating-chair, imdb.hard-boiled-egg, imdb.true-crime, imdb.canadian, imdb.cigar-smoking, imdb.law, imdb.afi, imdb.controversy, imdb.girdle, imdb.flirting, imdb.divorcee, imdb.debt, imdb.convict, imdb.beer, imdb.sunglasses, soundmix.dolby-atmos, soundmix.dolby-digital, aspectratio.1-85-1, imdb.ambiguous-ending, awards.national-film-preservation-board-winner