Anatomy of a Murder (Criterion Collection)

A virtuoso James Stewart (VERTIGO) plays a small-town Michigan lawyer who takes on a difficult case: that of a young Army lieutenant (THE KILLING OF a CHINESE BOOKIES Ben Gazzara) accused of murdering the local tavern owner who he believes raped his wife (DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES Lee Remick). This gripping, envelope-pushing courtroom potboiler, the most popular film from Hollywood provocateur Otto Preminger (Laura), was groundbreaking for the frankness of it's discussion of sex more than anything else, it is a striking depiction of the power of words. With it's outstanding supporting cast including a young George C. Scott (PATTON) as a fiery prosecuting attorney and legendary real-life attorney Joseph N. Welch as the judge and influential jazz score by Duke Ellington, ANATOMY OF a MURDER is a Hollywood landmark; it was nominated for seven Oscars, including best picture.

Director: Otto Preminger
Director: Robert N. Bradbury
Producer: Otto Preminger
Actor: Arthur O'Connell
Actor: Ben Gazzara
Actor: Eve Arden
Actor: George C. Scott
Actor: Kathryn Grant
Actor: Lee Remick
Actor: James Stewart
Actor: Robert N. Bradbury
Actor: Yakima Canutt
Actor: Earl Dwire
Actor: George 'Gabby' Hayes
Actor: Eddie Parker
Actor: Barbara Sheldon
Actor: John Wayne
Actor: Lloyd Whitlock
Actor: Alexander Campbell
Actor: Brooks West
Actor: Don Ross
Actor: Howard McNear
Actor: Jimmy Conlin
Actor: Joseph Kearns
Actor: Joseph Welch
Actor: Ken Lynch
Actor: Murray Hamilton
Actor: Ned Wever
Actor: Orson Bean
Actor: Russ Brown