Anatomy of a Murder
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. From TMDB
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60 of 154 · most liked first"Otto Preminger's 'Anatomy of a Murder' (1959) also had a tremendous impact on the freedom of the screen. The theme of the movie, most eloquently spoken by James Stewart, that people are neither all good nor all bad is worth remembering daily." — Peter Bogdanovich
unlabelledView post →Just watched Anatomy of a Murder for the first time. Goodness, what a film.
unlabelledView post →Oh man. Have you watched Anatomy of a Murder, the classic Hollywood film with the Duke Ellington score?
unlabelledView post →This week's last 4 Saturday Night (2024) Stalker (1979) Here (2024) Anatomy of a Murder (1959) #letterboxdfriday #letterboxd #lastfourwatched #filmsky
unlabelledView post →Hundred of Beavers - hilariously, goofily orchestrated madness. Local Hero - possibly my fave discovery of the year, charming escapist fare. Thelma - so far, my fave 2024 film, LOVE June Squibb here. Witness for the Prosecution - inspired courtroom drama, just a smidgen above Anatomy of a Murder. 🎥
unlabelledView post →Four 📽 Faves: Director Otto Preminger, BOTD 12/5/1905. From noir to prestige pics, Preminger made some great ones & even acted in a few (Wilder's STALAG 17). 1944 Laura 1952 Angel Face 1959 Anatomy of a Murder 1962 Advise & Consent #filmsky 📽
unlabelledView post →Anatomy of a Murder (1959), good movie!
unlabelledView post →Handsome Hollywood & indie film star Ben Gazzara was BOTD in 1930 & died in 2012 at 81. Best known for his work w/ Cassavetes (along w/ having one of the best noses in the business), he also appeared in a wide variety of films, including Preminger's "Anatomy of a Murder" (1968)
unlabelledView post →#BlueZicos #MusicChallenge Film noir 📽️ Anatomy of A Murder (1959) Duke Ellington, “Main Title” m.youtube.com/watch?v=cntm...
unlabelledView post →#NowWatching ANATOMY OF A MURDER (1959). Director: Otto Preminger. James Stewart, Lee Remick. One of cinema history's most authentic trials centers this classic, renowned for frank description of rape & murder which scandalized censors. 7 Oscar nods. Rewatch. #filmsky 📽 Criterion Collection 600
unlabelledView post →Lee Remick by Gjon Mili, 1958 When you see a portrait as perfect as this, you know Mili is a superb photographer. When it's taken on a busy movie set (Anatomy of a Murder), you know Mili & Remick are both pros.
unlabelledView post →Here's the answers for this week: 1. SHAFT (1971) Isaac Hayes 2. IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT (1967) Quincy Jones 3. ANATOMY OF A MURDER (1959) Duke Ellington 4. BLACKKKLANSMAN (2018) Terence Blanchard 5. GREEN BOOK (2018) Kris Bowers Theme: Film scores by Black composers #blackhistorymonth #filmsky
unlabelledView post →Gruff, handsome Hollywood & indie film star Ben Gazzara was BOTD in 1930 & died in 2012 at 81. Best known for his work w/ Cassavetes (along w/ having one of the best noses in the business), he also appeared in a many other films, incl. Preminger's "Anatomy of a Murder" (1968)
unlabelledView post →When watching Anatomy of a Murder, keep your eye on the lawyers' ethics, the tactics they use. Doesn't matter if you know anything about legal ethics, just listen to your gut. Those issues in the movie & book are so nuanced, so deep in the gray areas, they're used in law schools & CLEs.
unlabelledView post →finally saw ANATOMY OF A MURDER for the first time (I know, I know!) and boy, everyone in that movie is acting their ASSES off!! And remember when movie scripts trusted the viewer to handle ambiguity?
unlabelledView post →Joseph Welch knew exactly what he was doing and was brilliant in his approach to McCarthy in the hearings, including in his defense of his colleague Fred Fisher. Also, for movie fans, after humiliating McCarthy, Welch later played the judge in "Anatomy of a Murder" (1959). @kevinmkruse.bsky.social
unlabelledView post →Jesus Christ I'm dense. I must have read The Anatomy Lesson at least a hundred times and it wasn't until seeing the title panel out of context that I realised it was a riff on the poster for Anatomy of a Murder, a film and poster I've also seen many times.
unlabelledView post →3: Favorite movie from before 1970 "Anatomy of a Murder" 1959 I'll watch anything with James Stewart, but this is at the top of the list. Unless it's the holidays, then it's the one about the cranky banker #MovieMadness youtu.be/LwX8NiXv9Hw?...
unlabelledView post →#JulyMovieChallenge Day 10 - trial in a movie Anatomy of a Murder #filmsky #moviesky
unlabelledView post →10 Non horror movies to get to know me: -‘Anatomy of a Murder’ (‘59) -‘Dune’ (‘84) -‘Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day’ (1972-‘73) -‘Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!’ (‘65) -‘Fatal Instinct’ (1993) -‘Horse Feathers’ (1932) -‘Liquid Sky’ (1982) -‘Patlabor: The Movie’ (1989) -‘Victoria’ (2015) -‘Yi Yi’ (2000)
unlabelledView post →The consensus in my piece was that this Saul Bass-inspired one was a standout. They put a dead corpse on the cover of a state report to underscore the message!!!! This is the Saul Bass "Anatomy of a Murder" movie poster that seems ot have inspired it
unlabelledView post → I watched Anatomy of a Murder (1979) last night and it was just brilliant. Every last bit of it is surgically planned and makes us focus on the justice system and its messy workings.
unlabelledView post →BOTD Otto Preminger!!! MCCT5: 5)Bunny Lake 4)Sidewalk Ends 3)Advise/Consent 2)Laura 1)Anatomy of a Murder More: @filmnerddave.bsky.social / @theartsfuse.bsky.social: artsfuse.org/240168/film-... Cowie: www.criterion.com/current/post... @oliviarutigliano.bsky.social: crimereads.com/remember-whe...
unlabelledView post →@juicysteak117.gay Hey, I just skimmed your list of reviews, and it made me think of a movie you might enjoy. Anatomy of a Murder (1959) is a courtroom drama starring Jimmy Stewart and George C. Scott. It was written by a former Michigan Supreme Court justice. I put it next to My Cousin Vinny for…
unlabelledView post →#JulyMovieChallenge Day 10 Trial In A Movie Anatomy of a Murder (1959) To me, the greatest courtroom drama ever.
unlabelledView post →BOTD Otto Preminger! MCCT5 5)Bunny Lake 4)Sidewalk Ends 3)Advise/Consent 2)Laura 1)Anatomy of a Murder More @filmnerddave.bsky.social w/Foster Hirsch: artsfuse.org/240168/film-... Nathaniel Rich/ @nybooks.com: www.nybooks.com/articles/200... Geoffrey MacNab: www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
unlabelledView post →#filmsky In Anatomy Of A Murder (out today, 1959), lawyer Jimmy Stewart claims client Ben Gazzara’s insanity defense was an “irresistible impulse” - exactly what I feel whenever this movie is showing. One of the great legal dramas, Otto Preminger thrust us into a rape and murder trail, no shortcuts
unlabelledView post →How one can mention Otto Preminger’s ‘Anatomy of a Murder,’ without mentioning the Duke Ellington soundtrack - which was easily the best thing about the movie - is really weird to me.
unlabelledView post →The guy in uniform was the head bad guy, Brad, in Road House. His name was Ben Gazzara. Still from the classic movie Anatomy Of a Murder with Jimmy Stewart and George C Scott.
unlabelledView post →#JulyMovieChallenge Day 10: Trial in a Movie Anatomy of a Murder #Moviesky #Filmsky
unlabelledView post →Otto Preminger (left) discussing compositions with Duke Ellington (right) for Anatomy of a Murder Credit: Film Review 1960-61 #filmsky #moviesky #afanofthemovies
unlabelledView post →Tonight's "What Are We Watching (While the World Burns)?" movie: Otto Preminger's ANATOMY OF A MURDER (1959)
unlabelledView post →Trivia: This same Joseph Walsh portrayed the judge in the classic film Anatomy of a Murder.
unlabelledView post →What is a movie you love from 1959? One of my favourites from that year is ‘Anatomy of a Murder’. 👍
unlabelledView post →Literally every time I see a James Stewart movie I am eventually compelled to Google how tall he is It's 6'3" Anatomy of a Murder is good
unlabelledView post →An extraordinary shot by Gjon Mili of Lee Remick having her hair done on the set of Anatomy of a Murder, 1959. Eve Arden is knitting in the background. Arden was wonderful in that film as Maida Rutledge. "Arden was wonderful in..." - a common theme in a long career.
unlabelledView post →#filmsky On this Easter weekend, it feels appropriate that #OTD in 1960, the BP Oscar went to Ben Hur, with its holy trimmings. Still, my favorite nominee was Otto Preminger’s sly Anatomy Of A Murder, the first movie to tackle the word “rape.” I also mourn for non-nominee Some Like It Hot, a classic
unlabelledView post →Name a film you would call PERFECT. Any genre… ‘Anatomy of a Murder’ (1959). 👍
unlabelledView post →Duke Ellington had never written a film score before Otto Preminger asked him to score ANATOMY OF A MURDER 1959 The film, and the soundtrack became one the greatest of all time!
unlabelledView post →#JulyMovieChallenge Day 10: Trial in a movie Anatomy of a Murder (1959) dir. Otto Preminger
unlabelledView post →18 October 1927 – 1999 George C. Scott, 71, US actor. Patton (1970 refused Oscar) OscarNom: Anatomy of a Murder (1959) * The Hustler * The Hospital (1971) The List of Adrian Messenger 💞 (1963) * Dr Strangelove * The Hindenburg * Movie, Movie * Hardcore * The Changeling * Inherit the Wind (1999)
unlabelledView post →Otto Preminger checks out Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn's score for Anatomy of a Murder, which contributes so much to the film. Duke had a good, but uncredited, part in the movie, as "Pie-Eye". 📷 George Rinhart, 1959
unlabelledView post →30 April 1908 – 1990 Eve Arden, (b. Eunice Quedens), 82, US actress. Film debut 1929. Stage Door (1937) * The Marx Brothers' At the Circus * Mildred Pierce (OscarNom) * The Unfaithful * Anatomy of a Murder * The Eve Arden Show * Our Miss Brooks * Grease 1/2 * Falcon Crest (1987)
unlabelledView post →Otto Preminger checks out Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn's score for Anatomy of a Murder, which contributes so much to the film. 📷 George Rinhart, 1959 www.youtube.com/watch?v=egmo...
unlabelledView post →Joseph Welch was a hero. Otto Preminger later cast him as the judge in Anatomy of a Murder. Welch’s wife played one of the jurors (uncredited) in the film.
unlabelledView post →Bought Peter Bogdanovich”s “Movie of the Week” guide book and I’m starting a few weeks late but so far this first time watch of ANATOMY OF A MURDER has been a banger.
unlabelledView post →#SoundtrackChallenge #MusicChallenge Day 16 - Song from a film from your home country As a proud Michigan native, I'll do a movie filmed there during the same period as the Heitmatfilms that were originally today's prompt "Main Title & Anatomy of a Murder," Duke Ellington youtu.be/egmoun29mrs?...
unlabelledView post →My parents told me that they forgot to call my brother on his birthday because they got too distracted watching the Jimmy Stewart movie Anatomy of a Murder
unlabelledView post →#AprilMovieChallenge #Moviesky #Filmsky 26. Jazz artist in a movie (Duke Ellington) Anatomy of a Murder (1959) dir. Otto Preminger
unlabelledView post →Trump has dropped the suits against the 4 law firms who stood up to him (9 didn't). Below, a scene from Anatomy of a Murder; the judge is played by Joseph N. Welch, who before his brief movie career was the real lawyer who said to McCarthy "at long last have you no shame." #Trump #moviesky
unlabelledView post →What movie do you consider perfect? For myself, that movie would be ‘Anatomy of a Murder’ (1959). 👍
unlabelledView post →I read Anatomy of a Murder this summer. Very good book. Perfect film. Definitely goes up to 11 because of Soundtrack by Duke Ellington and his Orchestra. Great summer movie.
unlabelledView post →I was so excited when I looked up who did Gollum. He was so good. Some killer chops on the rest of the cast, too. The director of "Anatomy of a Murder" is the Elvenking! The Grinch is Thorin! JOHN HUSTON IS GANDALF!
unlabelledView post →Having a difficult time deciding which James Stewart film to watch tonight.. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Anatomy of a Murder or Harvey 🤔 #filmsky
unlabelledView post →Okay here's my last 4 for letterboxd Friday or whatever. Yeah, I love 3 Men and anBaby, want to fight about it? Anatomy of a Murder was excellent, too. I love when a classic film lives up to the hype
unlabelledView post →Anatomy of a Murder 1959 film by Otto Preminger
unlabelledView post →There is a great movie🎥 "Anatomy Of a Murder", 1959 about an irresistible pulse and an impulse not resisted.
unlabelledView post →Lest we forget the phenomenal ANATOMY OF A MURDER #filmsky #moviesky boxd.it/3URP5Z
unlabelledView post →sorry! it's GOOD NEWS, 1947, directed by Charles Walters (his debut picture) it's presently tied with ANATOMY OF A MURDER for my favorite movie of all time. and, gun to my head, I'd go with GN.
unlabelledView post →First saw her in Telefon. Good movie. Of course she died only a few years later. I'm sure others have mentioned Anatomy of a Murder or Days of Wine and Roses, but I also remember her from the film version of Sometimes a Great Notion (aka Never Give an Inch). Tough role, that one.
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