Otto Preminger’s adaptation of Judge-turned-novelist Robert Traver’s Anatomy of a Murder follows James Stewart as a small town lawyer defending a young soldier (Ben Gazzara) accused of murdering the man who he believes raped his wife (Lee Remick). As the pressure mounts, the defense team battles with the tough, out-of-town prosecutor (George C. Scott), and dark secrets could determine a man’s fate. Groundbreaking discussion of sex & violence led this legal thriller to 7 Academy Award nominations including Best Picture, Best Actor & Best Screenplay!
“Anatomy of a Murder is the best courtroom melodrama this old judge has ever seen.” – Bosley Crowther, New York Times
