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Anatomy of a Murder
This film tells of a serious murder trial, where the defendant says he suffered temporary madness before killing his wife. The accused says the victim raped his wife but the case may well be hidden.
15 July 1910, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
29 December 1925, Los Angeles, California, USA
22 October 1890, Primghar, Iowa, USA
29 April 1899, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
4 April 1920, Montana, USA
12 October 1888, Warrior, Alabama, USA
2 June 1899, Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
14 October 1884, Camden, New Jersey, USA
30 April 1908, Mill Valley, California, USA
12 February 1907, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
February 23, 2012
As courtroom thrillers go, it has few peers.
May 20, 2003
It is the best courtroom melodrama this old judge has ever seen.
April 24, 2009
At 160 minutes, Anatomy is longer than the subject warrants, but the pace seldom slackens -- thanks to the competence of Director Otto Preminger.
June 08, 2012
(Stewart's character) finishes the film an enigma, possibly the good go-getter of Capra but too much of a shadow.
October 23, 2007
As an entertaining look at legal process, this is spellbinding all the way, infused by an ambiguity about human personality and motivation that is Preminger's trademark, and the location shooting is superb.
April 25, 2012
Otto Preminger, no stranger to ruffling moral-watchdog feathers, never succumbs to the sleaziness inherent in the material, instead turning out an intelligent and tightly controlled drama that ranks as one of the all-time great courtroom procedurals.
November 06, 2013
Otto Preminger's cynical view of the judicial system is curiously contemporary and still serves as a blueprint for numerous TV 'tec shows.
March 09, 2012
Even with the glut of crime-related TV dramas that pepper today's screens, you'd be hard pressed to find a courtroom story that doesn't have you rooting one way or the other with a heavy-handed POV. This one doesn't it's way ahead of its time.
June 24, 2006
Coolly absorbing, nonchalantly cynical.
March 01, 2012
simultaneously plays by and punctures the expectations of the courtroom thriller
November 06, 2013
This is probably the greatest courtroom drama ever made and it features James Stewart's finest screen performance.
October 23, 2007
Preminger purposely creates situations that flicker with uncertainty, that may be evaluated in different ways. Motives are mixed and dubious, and, therefore, sustain interest.
