Anatomia di un omicidio (1959)
L'avvocato Paul Biegler viene invitato ad assumere la difesa del tenente Manion, accusato di omicidio: egli infatti ha ucciso Barney Quill, che aveva oltraggiato sua moglie Laura. Biegler esita prima di assumere l'incarico, poi finisce per accettare, cedendo alle insistenze del suo socio Parnell. Si tratta di un processo difficile: l'imputato è reo confesso, non vi sono testimoni a discarico, l'accusatore pubblico, un avversario politico di Biegler, si fa assistere da un grande avvocato della capitale. Inoltre la vittima era un uomo che contava molte amicizie. Biegler studia il caso in tutti i suoi particolari ed alla luce anche di precedenti giudiziari, viene alla conclusione che effettivamente la gelosia provoca talvolta reazioni sproporzionate.
Direttore:
Otto Preminger
Scrittore:
Wendell Mayes
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James Stewart as Paul Biegler |
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Lee Remick as Laura Manion |
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Ben Gazzara as Lt. Frederick Manion |
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Arthur O'Connell as Parnell Emmett McCarthy |
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Eve Arden as Maida Rutledge |
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Kathryn Grant as Mary Pilant |
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George C. Scott as Claude Dancer |
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Orson Bean as Dr. Matthew Smith |
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Russ Brown as George Lemon |
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Murray Hamilton as Alphonse Paquette |
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Brooks West as Dist. Atty. Mitch Lodwick |
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Ken Lynch as Det. Sgt. James Durgo |
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John Qualen as Deputy Sheriff Sulo |
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Howard McNear as Dr. Dompierre |
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Alexander Campbell as Dr. W. Gregory Harcourt |
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Ned Wever as Dr. Raschid |
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Jimmy Conlin as Clarence Madigan |
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Joseph N. Welch as Judge Weaver |
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Royal Beal as Sheriff Battisfore |
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Joseph Kearns as Lloyd Burke |
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Don Ross as Duane 'Duke' Miller |
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Lloyd Le Vasseur as Court clerk |
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James Waters as Army Sergeant 1st Class |
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Duke Ellington as Pie Eye (uncredited) |
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Irv Kupcinet as Distinguished Gentleman (uncredited) |
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Chuck Ramsay as Orderly (uncredited) |
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Agnes Rodgers Brown as Juror (uncredited) |
| Directing | Otto Preminger | Director |
| Sound | Duke Ellington | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Otto Preminger | Producer |
| Camera | Sam Leavitt | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Louis R. Loeffler | Editor |
| Art | Boris Leven | Production Design |
| Sound | Richard Carruth | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Jack Solomon | Sound Designer |
| Camera | Irving Rosenberg | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | James Almond | Lighting Technician |
| Writing | Wendell Mayes | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Madine Danks | Hairdresser |
| Art | Ken Walton | Props |
| Costume & Make-Up | Del Armstrong | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Harry Ray | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Norman Pringle | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Henry Weinberger | Production Manager |
| Directing | Hal W. Polaire | Assistant Director |
| Directing | David Silver | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Ray Taylor Jr. | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Irving W. Sindler | Property Master |
| Sound | Don Hall | Sound Effects Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hope Bryce | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vou Lee Giokaris | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paula Giokaris | Costume Design |
| Editing | John Loeffler | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Michael Vittes | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Kathleen Fagan | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | John D. Voelker | Technical Supervisor |
| Camera | Gjon Mili | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Al St. Hilaire | Still Photographer |
| Writing | John D. Voelker | Novel |
| Camera | Leo McCreary | Key Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Myrl Stoltz | Hairdresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael Harte | Wardrobe Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vou Lee Giokaris | Wardrobe Master |
| Sound | Jack Solomon | Sound |
| Sound | Richard Carruth | Music Editor |
| Art | Howard Bristol | Set Dresser |
| Production | Max Slater | Producer's Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hope Bryce | Costume Coordinator |
| Art | Saul Bass | Title Designer |
