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Anatomy of a Murder ( 1959 )

"No search of human emotions has ever probed so deeply, so truthfully as… Anatomy of a Murder."

7.8 /10 (1.1k)
161 min ● Jul 1, 1959 ● English

Overview

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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