Anatomy of a Murder

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Anatomy of a Murder is a 1959 American courtroom drama film directed by Otto Preminger, renowned for its realistic legal proceedings and exploration of moral ambiguity.

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Anatomy of a Murder canonical 14
Anatomy of a Murder (novel) 1

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instanceOf American film
courtroom drama film
film
authorOfSourceWork Robert Traver
basedOn Anatomy of a Murder self-linksurface differs
surface form: Anatomy of a Murder (novel)
castMember Arthur O'Connell
Ben Gazzara
Eve Arden
George C. Scott
James Stewart
Joseph N. Welch
Kathryn Grant
Lee Remick
Murray Hamilton
Orson Bean
cinematographer Sam Leavitt
composer Duke Ellington
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Otto Preminger
distributor Columbia Pictures
editor Louis Loeffler
surface form: Louis R. Loeffler
filmRating Passed (Production Code era)
surface form: Approved (MPAA, Production Code era)
genre courtroom drama
crime drama
legal drama
hasTheme ethics of legal defense
justice
truth and uncertainty
mainCharacter Paul Biegler
narrativeFocus moral ambiguity
realistic legal proceedings
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Actor
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Academy Award for Best Cinematography
surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

Academy Award for Best Picture
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
notableFor frank discussion of sex and rape for its time
realistic depiction of courtroom procedure
originalLanguage English
portrayedBy James Stewart
producer Otto Preminger
productionCompany Otto Preminger
surface form: Otto Preminger Films
publicationDate 1959
releaseFormat black-and-white
runtime 160 minutes
screenwriter Wendell Mayes
settingLocation Michigan
Upper Peninsula of Michigan
timePeriodOfSetting 1950s

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Murray Hamilton notableWork Anatomy of a Murder
James Stewart notableWork Anatomy of a Murder
George C. Scott notableWork Anatomy of a Murder
Kathryn Grant notableWork Anatomy of a Murder
Anatomy of a Murder basedOn Anatomy of a Murder self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Anatomy of a Murder (novel)
Sam Leavitt notableWork Anatomy of a Murder
Eve Arden notableWork Anatomy of a Murder
Big Bay, Michigan filmLocationFor Anatomy of a Murder
Lee Remick notableWork Anatomy of a Murder
Otto Preminger notableWork Anatomy of a Murder
Otto Preminger directed Anatomy of a Murder
Diana Lynn notableWork Anatomy of a Murder
Saul Bass designedTitleSequenceFor Anatomy of a Murder
Saul Bass designedPosterFor Anatomy of a Murder
Ben Gazzara notableWork Anatomy of a Murder