Anatomy of a Murder
“Last year's No. 1 best-seller...This year's No. 1 motion picture.”
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.
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Studio
Carlyle Productions
Language
en
Status
Released
How Anatomy of a Murder performed
Budget
$2.0M
Worldwide Gross
$8.0M
Gross Profit
$6.0M
Return
4.0× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$1M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (35% of the domestic run, typical for Crime) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Paul "Pauly" Biegler
James Stewart
Paul "Pauly" Biegler
Laura Manion
Lee Remick
Laura Manion
Lieutenant Frederick "Manny" Manion
Ben Gazzara
Lieutenant Frederick "Manny" Manion
Parnell Emmett "Parn" McCarthy
Arthur O'Connell
Parnell Emmett "Parn" McCarthy
Maida Rutledge
Eve Arden
Maida Rutledge
Mary Pilant
Kathryn Grant
Mary Pilant
AAG Claude Dancer
George C. Scott
AAG Claude Dancer
Dr. Matthew Smith
Orson Bean
Dr. Matthew Smith
Deputy Sheriff George Lemon
Russ Brown
Deputy Sheriff George Lemon
Alphonse "Al" Paquette
Murray Hamilton
Alphonse "Al" Paquette
DA Mitchell "Mitch" Lodwick
Brooks West
DA Mitchell "Mitch" Lodwick
Det. Sgt. James "Jim" Durgo
Ken Lynch
Det. Sgt. James "Jim" Durgo
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