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| Director Preminger thrives in tense legal showdowns and this is perhaps his best, mostly for Stewart's cagey performance as a deceptively wily small-town lawyer. The sensationalist trial revolves around an army lieutenant who shoots a bar owner for allegedly raping his wife, an ugly crime in which no one is wholly guilty or innocent. Based on Robert Travers' novel. Score (and onscreen appearance) by Duke Ellington. Academy Award Nominations: 7, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor--James Stewart, Best (Adapted) Screenplay. |
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Key Information
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| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Directors: |
Otto Preminger |
| Actors: |
Arthur O'Connell · Ben Gazzara · Eve Arden · George C. Scott · Lee Remick · Murray Hamilton · Orson Bean |
| Stars: |
James Stewart |
| UPC: |
043396070196, 043396607019 |
| Running Time: |
2hr 41min |
| Available Formats: |
DVD, VHS |
| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
| Subgenre: |
Vintage |
| Release Date: |
1959 |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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VHS Editions
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- VHS
- Festival Films
- Not Rated
, - VHS
- 2hr 40min
- Facets Video
- Not Rated
, - VHS
- 2hr 40min
- Movies Unlimited
- Not Rated
, - VHS
- 2hr 41min
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- February 07, 1989
- Not Rated
- 043396607019
- Sound Features: HiFi, Stereo
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Professional Reviews
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(03/01/2002, p.62, Danny Leigh): "...[An] immaculate courtroom drama....The performances of James Stewart and George C. Scott as opposing attorneys remain a benchmark in the genre...", (05/01/2005, p.135, Kevin Maher): "ANATOMY OF A MURDER from 1959, arguably Preminger's finest film, is also his most brazenly ambiguous.", (06/30/2000, p.11E, Mike Clark): "...One of the most enduring courtroom dramas ever....Lee Remick enjoyed a career breakthrough..." |
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