Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	James Stewart	...	Paul Biegler
	Lee Remick	...	Laura Manion
	Ben Gazzara	...	Lt. Frederick Manion
	Arthur O'Connell	...	Parnell Emmett McCarthy
	Eve Arden	...	Maida Rutledge
	Kathryn Grant	...	Mary Pilant
	George C. Scott	...	Asst. State Atty. Gen. Claude Dancer
	Orson Bean	...	Dr. Matthew Smith
	Russ Brown	...	George Lemon
	Murray Hamilton	...	Alphonse Paquette
	Brooks West	...	Dist. Atty. Mitch Lodwick
	Ken Lynch	...	Det. Sgt. James Durgo
	John Qualen	...	Deputy Sheriff Sulo
	Howard McNear	...	Dr. Dompierre
	Alexander Campbell	...	Dr. W. Gregory Harcourt

Storyline

Frederick Manion (Ben Gazzara), a lieutenant in the army, is arrested for the murder of a bartender, Barney Quill. He claims, in his defense, that the victim had raped and beaten up his wife Laura (Lee Remick). Although Laura supports her husband's story, the police surgeon can find no evidence that she has been raped. Manion is defended by Paul Biegler (James Stewart), a rather humble small-town lawyer. During the course of interviews, Biegler discovers that Manion is violently possessive and jealous, and also that his wife has a reputation for giving her favors to other men. Biegler realizes that the prosecution will try to make the court believe that Laura was the lover of the bartender and than Manion killed him and beat her up when he discovered them together. Manion pleads "not guilty" and Biegler, who knows that his case is weak, sets his assistants to try to find a witness who will save Manion. Written by alfiehitchie  

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