Anatomy of a Murder |  | Director: Otto Preminger
Actors: James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara, Arthur O'Connell, Eve Arden
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD
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Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD, NTSC
Languages: French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Georgian (Subtitled), Chinese (Subtitled), Thai (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
DVD Layers: 2
DVD Sides: 1
Picture Format: Academy Ratio
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 160 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5 x 0.6
MPN: COLD07019D
ISBN: 0767827953
UPC: 043396070196
EAN: 9780767827959
Theatrical Release Date: July 1, 1959
Release Date: July 11, 2000
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Otto Preminger turned this 1959 courtroom drama, based on the popular novel, into terrific adult drama. James Stewart stars as a small-town lawyer who defends an army officer (Ben Gazzara) accused of murdering a bartender who assaulted his wife (Lee Remick). The taut script, large performance by Stewart, and then-daring elements of the story (words like "panties" are spoken in the context of discussing a sex crime) give the action a certain immediacy--which you don't find very often in today's movies about jurisprudence. Nice work by Remick and Gazzara, as well as George C. Scott, Arthur O'Connell, and real-life judge Joseph N. Welch, who plays the judge in this film. A very good experience all around. --Tom Keogh
Product Description
When his flirtatious young wife claims she was raped, an army lieutenant kills her attacker and hires small town lawyer James Stewart to defend him. photo montage, theatrical trailer, talent files, production notes and more.
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 anatomy of a classic masterpiece November 22, 2009
Grace Mc Namara (pennsylvania)
from all the other reviews here im sure you all know the plot or you can look on imdb so i wont waste time with that my only comments arent about the movie itself theyre about the dvd i hope theres a two disk released soon with more special features
movie grade : ***** A+
dvd grade : **** B
 Dated and Overrated November 8, 2009
P. Stempski
Anatomy of a Murder is an interesting period piece, however I was stunned to learn that the period in question was 1959. The sexist attitudes in the film literally made me feel ill. The most stunning moment is when the entire courtroom brakes into full-throated laughter at the mention of the "panties" that are missing evidence in the alleged rape.
This movie does not stand the test of time. It seems like an overly long endorsement of those ancient falsehoods that good women don't get raped and bad women lie about it. Beyond that, the courtroom antics are a bit over the top and the judge unbelievabley lenient about it all.
A good watch September 30, 2009
Cheryl J. Davis (Cornland, IL USA)
Visited the little town in the U.P. were this movie was made and were the actual murder took place. Great movie!!
Anatomy of a movie September 24, 2009
Stanley (Seattle, WA USA)
This movie kind of snuck up on me and by the ending I felt as if I had been baited and hooked. Preminger was teasing us all along by taking advantage of the fact that we all aproach a movie by early on picking out the bad guys and the good guys. Naturally we all see Jimmy Stewart as the good guy hero who we prepare to root for from beginning to end. But during the last few scenes, in which a drunken Lee Remick chases Jimmy up a law house stairway with a girdle in hand and then the very last shot where Jimmy finds Lee's shoes in a garbage can, it is then I realize that I have been conned. I was aware of the fact that Lee and her murdering husband Ben Gazarra were somewhat unsympathetic from the very start but I felt certain that somehow they would exhibit redeeming qualities at movies end, but no way! Preminger only reinforced how truely awful they really were and Jimmy is only a scheming lawyer out to revive his career with a drunken sidekick who proves very helpful. When you think about it, this is how the law and the world really do work - OJ Simson case in point. Who would have thought that in 1959 a movie this cynical, which doesn't really even feel cynical, would pack such a real world punch as this one does?
Call me a naive country bumkin but this movie really amazed me and I can't believe that more people aren't taken aback the way I was. Preminger really plays with your head and hides his true intentions until by movies end you really feel like a fool for not having suspected what he was really up too. Can we have more discussion about this or are we all so jaded that nothing surprises us anymore?
Anatomy of a Murder...great courtoom drama! May 17, 2009
PATRICK J.POWERS (Duncombe,IA)
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In 1959 moviegoers were on the edge of their seats to watch Jimmy Stewart,George C.Scott, Ben Gazzara, Lee Remick and Arthur O'Connell in one of the classic courtroom dramas, Anatomy of a Murder. Let me see the drama still has a loyal following 50 years later. The performances are first rate plus you have the direction of Otto Preminger and the music of the legendary Duke Ellington. It's two and a half hours of pure drama. A film worth enjoying again and again!
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