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.
Anatomy of a Murder has generally received very positive reviews.
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Anatomy of a Murder was released in 1959 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 530 reviews, giving Anatomy of a Murder (1959) an average rating of 84%.
Overall, film critics marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 93%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 85%.
With a score of 84%, Anatomy of a Murder is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1959, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 1959 with similar scores include films like Ben-Hur and Rio Bravo.
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