Anatomy of a Murder
starring: James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara, Arthur O'Connell, Eve Arden
directed by: Otto Preminger
directed by: Otto Preminger
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When his flirtatious young wife claims she was raped an army lieutenant kills her attacker and hires small town lawyer james stewart to defend him. Special features: subtitles in english spanish portuguese chinese korean and thai photo montage theatrical trailer talent files production notes and more.Studio: Sony Pictures Home EntRelease Date: 05/27/2008Starring: Lee Remick Ben CazzaraRun time: 160 minutesRating: Nr
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Otto Preminger turned this 1959 courtroom drama, based on the popular novel, into terrific adult drama. James Stewart stars as a small-town lawyer who defends an army officer (Ben Gazzara) accused of murdering a bartender who assaulted his wife (Lee Remick). The taut script, large performance by Stewart, and then-daring elements of the story (words like "panties" are spoken in the context of discussing a sex crime) give the action a certain immediacy--which you don't find very often in today's movies about jurisprudence. Nice work by Remick and Gazzara, as well as George C. Scott, Arthur O'Connell, and real-life judge Joseph N. Welch, who plays the judge in this film. A very good experience all around. --Tom Keogh
When his flirtatious young wife claims she was raped an army lieutenant kills her attacker and hires small town lawyer james stewart to defend him. Special features: subtitles in english spanish portuguese chinese korean and thai photo montage theatrical trailer talent files production notes and more.Studio: Sony Pictures Home EntRelease Date: 05/27/2008Starring: Lee Remick Ben CazzaraRun time: 160 minutesRating: Nr
Amazon.com essential video:
Otto Preminger turned this 1959 courtroom drama, based on the popular novel, into terrific adult drama. James Stewart stars as a small-town lawyer who defends an army officer (Ben Gazzara) accused of murdering a bartender who assaulted his wife (Lee Remick). The taut script, large performance by Stewart, and then-daring elements of the story (words like "panties" are spoken in the context of discussing a sex crime) give the action a certain immediacy--which you don't find very often in today's movies about jurisprudence. Nice work by Remick and Gazzara, as well as George C. Scott, Arthur O'Connell, and real-life judge Joseph N. Welch, who plays the judge in this film. A very good experience all around. --Tom Keogh
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- Anatomy of a Murder...great courtoom drama!
In 1959 moviegoers were on the edge of their seats to watch Jimmy Stewart,George C.Scott, Ben Gazzara, Lee Remick and Arthur O'Connell in one of the classic courtroom dramas, Anatomy of a Murder. Let me see the drama still has a loyal following 50 years later. The performances are first rate plus you have the direction of Otto Preminger and the music of the legendary Duke Ellington. It's two and a half hours of pure drama. A film worth enjoying again and again!
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- A very well done courtroom drama...
Risqué for its time, and certainly profound and entertaining; `Anatomy of a Murder' is a very well done courtroom drama with some excellent performances.What's exceedingly nice about this film is that it ages very well, despite the change in times.Sure, some of the court outbursts seem rather humorous to us today (beings that `panties' is a word only immature frat boys find funny) but the entirety of the film still rings very true, and the entertainment value has not diminished over the years. ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent movie and it is originally shot in FULL SCREEN
Ok with all the reviews about this, I did some research about this on the web & this is what I got. Iwent to 2 different websites to see what the deal is with the Columbia full screen vs widescreen versions that Columbia has on DVD. Region 1 is full screen and region 2 is widescreen.
One website does show the differences clearly - it is a full screen movie as were a lot of movies back then. the aspect is 1:37 - not 1.85. you can see clearly from the images shown that the widescreen version is ... Read More
Rating: - Preminger's most famous film, and one that holds up extremely well today...
I've been watching the entire Otto Preminger catalog lately, and I got around to seeing what is arguably his most famous film.Seeing it again makes me realise that it's a masterpiece of tension, performances, dialogue, and cinematography.
There is so much to like about this film.Nothing here in the trial or the characterisations is present in black and white (there's even a dialogue by Stewart to a potential witness about how people aren't black and white).It is full blown ambiguity, ... Read More
Rating: - CLASSIC COURTROOM DRAMA
This Otto Preminger directed film is vintage Jimmy Stewart who plays a country lawyer recently voted out of the county prosecutors office he held for many years. Fishing seems to have replaced legal work and as the film opens his long time secretary (Arden) is asking for enough money to cover her pay check. He needs a case to bring in some fees. Laura Manion (Remick) shows up looking for a lawyer to defend her Army officer husband, Lt. Frederick Manion (Gazzara) who is accused of murdering a local bartender ... Read More
- Anatomy of a Murder...great courtoom drama!In 1959 moviegoers were on the edge of their seats to watch Jimmy Stewart,George C.Scott, Ben Gazzara, Lee Remick and Arthur O'Connell in one of the classic courtroom dramas, Anatomy of a Murder. Let me see the drama still has a loyal following 50 years later. The performances are first rate plus you have the direction of Otto Preminger and the music of the legendary Duke Ellington. It's two and a half hours of pure drama. A film worth enjoying again and again!
- A very well done courtroom drama...Risqué for its time, and certainly profound and entertaining; `Anatomy of a Murder' is a very well done courtroom drama with some excellent performances.What's exceedingly nice about this film is that it ages very well, despite the change in times.Sure, some of the court outbursts seem rather humorous to us today (beings that `panties' is a word only immature frat boys find funny) but the entirety of the film still rings very true, and the entertainment value has not diminished over the years. ... Read More
- Excellent movie and it is originally shot in FULL SCREEN Ok with all the reviews about this, I did some research about this on the web & this is what I got. Iwent to 2 different websites to see what the deal is with the Columbia full screen vs widescreen versions that Columbia has on DVD. Region 1 is full screen and region 2 is widescreen.
One website does show the differences clearly - it is a full screen movie as were a lot of movies back then. the aspect is 1:37 - not 1.85. you can see clearly from the images shown that the widescreen version is ... Read More
- Preminger's most famous film, and one that holds up extremely well today...I've been watching the entire Otto Preminger catalog lately, and I got around to seeing what is arguably his most famous film.Seeing it again makes me realise that it's a masterpiece of tension, performances, dialogue, and cinematography.
There is so much to like about this film.Nothing here in the trial or the characterisations is present in black and white (there's even a dialogue by Stewart to a potential witness about how people aren't black and white).It is full blown ambiguity, ... Read More
- CLASSIC COURTROOM DRAMAThis Otto Preminger directed film is vintage Jimmy Stewart who plays a country lawyer recently voted out of the county prosecutors office he held for many years. Fishing seems to have replaced legal work and as the film opens his long time secretary (Arden) is asking for enough money to cover her pay check. He needs a case to bring in some fees. Laura Manion (Remick) shows up looking for a lawyer to defend her Army officer husband, Lt. Frederick Manion (Gazzara) who is accused of murdering a local bartender ... Read More
