Overview - Anatomy of a Murder

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.

Cast

• Name: James Stewart

  Character: Paul "Pauly" Biegler

  Popularity: 2.5716

  

• Name: Lee Remick

  Character: Laura Manion

  Popularity: 3.7033

  

• Name: Ben Gazzara

  Character: Lieutenant Frederick "Manny" Manion

  Popularity: 1.0143

  

• Name: Arthur O'Connell

  Character: Parnell Emmett "Parn" McCarthy

  Popularity: 0.6725

  

• Name: Eve Arden

  Character: Maida Rutledge

  Popularity: 0.7833

  

• Name: Kathryn Grant

  Character: Mary Pilant

  Popularity: 0.5665

  

• Name: George C. Scott

  Character: AAG Claude Dancer

  Popularity: 1.6475

  

• Name: Orson Bean

  Character: Dr. Matthew Smith

  Popularity: 1.1313