Anatomy of a Murder
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
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00:02:10 Hi, Toybull.
00:10:19 you'd have known about it.
00:18:13 to the trailer, she told me what had happened.
00:24:59 Where's your home, Mrs. Manion?
00:30:39 Do you think I do?
00:37:07 - Can you raise it? - Oh, yes, as soon as I get out of jail.
00:45:14 You didn't tell me your name.
00:51:35 I'd be tearing my hair out too if I had something like that outside.
01:00:12 It was worth it.
01:08:00 I must apologize for my disparaging remarks...
01:13:42 Were they side shots or a shot of the moon perhaps...
01:20:11 or come from that outside entrance?
01:26:02 I went to the door and Lt. Manion was standing there.
01:31:54 unless they first know the reason behind this whole trial--
01:38:43 This fellow Dancer's gonna move in.
01:44:50 - I guess not. - Yes or no?
01:52:02 that he could be dangerous and brutal.
01:58:09 - No, sir. - Were you ever submitted...
02:04:11 - did your husband know you were going? - He was asleep.
02:09:31 On what occasions don't you wear them? When you go out alone at night?
02:15:41 How would a man look in the grip of dissociative reaction?
02:21:17 We call Duane Miller to the stand.
02:27:16 How long had you known that your wife was running around with Barney Quill?
02:33:31 No more questions.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed2,596
Dialogue density16.1 lines / min
First line00:02:10
Final line02:33:31
Production Record
DirectorOtto Preminger
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2,000,000
Revenue$8,000,000
IMDb votes74,529