Anatomy of a Murder
No search of human emotions has ever probed so deeply, so truthfully as… Anatomy of a Murder.
No search of human emotions has ever probed so deeply, so truthfully ...
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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1959
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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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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
161 min
Release date:
1 Jul 1959
Country:
US
Languages:
English, Italian
Budget:
$2,000,000
Revenue:
$8,000,000
Awards:
Nominated for 7 Oscars. 12 wins & 19 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
At 160 minutes, Anatomy is longer than the subject warrants, but the pace seldom slackens -- thanks to the competence of Director Otto Preminger.
– ,
TIME Magazine,
24 Apr 2009
fresh:
It is the best courtroom melodrama this old judge has ever seen.
– Bosley Crowther,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
Coolly absorbing, nonchalantly cynical.
– Jessica Winter,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
fresh:
As an entertaining look at legal process, this is spellbinding all the way, infused by an ambiguity about human personality and motivation that is Preminger's trademark, and the location shooting is superb.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
23 Oct 2007
fresh:
Preminger purposely creates situations that flicker with uncertainty, that may be evaluated in different ways. Motives are mixed and dubious, and, therefore, sustain interest.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
23 Oct 2007