ANATOMY OF A MURDER


 ANATOMY OF A MURDER" (1959)

MY THOUGHTS:
I had seen this movie years ago, but it had been long enough ago that a lot of it was "new" to me. That was a good thing, because it kept me quite attentive as to what was going on. And there is a lot going on in this movie. A whole lot. The cast was top-notch talent, and everyone delivered a great performance. It had me guessing, right up until the end, as to what the verdict would be. It is worth the watch to find out!
SYNOPSIS:
"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."
STARRING:
Jimmy Stewart, Ben Gazzara, Lee Remick, Brooks West, George C. Scott, Kathryn Grant and Eve Arden
SCREENPLAY:
Wendell Mayes, based on the novel by John D. Voelker (under the pen name Robert Traver)
DIRECTOR:
Otto Preminger
AWARDS & OTHER HONORS:
It was nominated for seven (7) Academy Awards and won none.
It was nominated for twenty (20) additional awards, by various entities, and won nine (9) of them.

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