ANATOMY OF A MURDER (1959)

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Thriller Ade Tastics Classics Drama Law/Legal/Solicitors/Trials Nigel's Choice Recommended

Cast

JAMES STEWART LEE REMICK BEN GAZZARA ARTHUR O'CONNELL DUKE ELLINGTON

Plot

Controversial (on release) for using words such as 'semen' and 'panties' in order to aid its realism, and perhaps for it's very ambivalent position on the role of the law in achieving justice. Stewart plays a lawyer hired to defend Gazzara from the charge of murdering the man who allegedly raped his wife. Stylish, cool and brilliant!