Anatomy of a Murder

Name: Anatomy of a Murder
Director: Otto Preminger
Released: 1959
Duration: 161 min
Rating: 8
Cast: James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara, Arthur O'Connell, Eve Arden

1959 · 161 MIN · IMDB 8.0 · 74,529 VOTES · DIR. Otto Preminger

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 2,596 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:02:10 Hi, Toybull.

00:11:40 I thought maybe they didn't bring it. We haven't paid the bill.

00:18:32 They didn't tell her.

00:25:30 That's just like your husband's.

00:31:22 and I fought him off as best I could, but he was terribly strong.

00:38:28 Come on in, Paulie. Come on in.

00:46:21 No, I just work here. Mary's running things.

00:54:16 Why haven't you been to see your husband?

01:01:52 The case of Frederick Manion will be placed first on the trial docket.

01:09:53 Counsel may cross-examine.

01:15:52 Your car? That was smart. He hasn't driven a car in 20 years.

01:22:16 clanking around in there with all those rusty old " mashers."

01:28:29 Well, that's too much for me. The witness is yours, Mr. Lodwick.

01:35:18 This pair of panties will be mentioned again in the course of this trial.

01:41:49 Mrs. Manion, would you take off your hat, please?

01:48:40 - I don't wish to see him. - Okay.

01:55:28 except Barney Quill.

02:02:08 May I congratulate you on your well trained pet.

02:07:29 by making him think that I was afraid of him or didn't like him.

02:13:53 Maybe you expected me to be in uniform.

02:19:35 - Do you agree with that statement? - I do...

02:25:35 I'll recall Lt. Manion to the stand right now.

02:31:59 - The witness may answer. - No.

04:02:04 - Who lives in those rooms?

Cast & Characters

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 Claude Dancer Orson Bean Dr. Matthew Smith Russ Brown George Lemon Murray Hamilton Alphonse Paquette

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed2,596

Dialogue density16.1 lines / min

First line00:02:10

Final line04:02:04

Production Record

DirectorOtto Preminger

LanguageEnglish

Budget$2,000,000

Revenue$8,000,000

IMDb votes74,529