DVD

Anatomy of a murder [videorecording] / Carlyle Productions ; screenplay by Wendell Mayes ; produced and directed by Otto Preminger.

Arden, Eve, 1912-1990 (Added Author). Bean, Orson. (Added Author). Crosby, Kathryn, 1933- (Added Author). Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 (Added Author). Gazzara, Ben, 1930-2012 (Added Author). Hamilton, Murray. (Added Author). Leavitt, Samuel, 1904-1984 (Added Author). Loeffler, Louis R., 1897-1972 (Added Author). Mayes, Wendell. (Added Author). O'Connell, Arthur, 1908-1981 (Added Author). Preminger, Otto. (Added Author). Remick, Lee. (Added Author). Scott, George C., 1927-1999 (Added Author). Stewart, James, 1908-1997 (Added Author). Traver, Robert, 1903-1991 Anatomy of a murder. Videorecording. (Added Author). Welch, Joseph N., 1890-1960 (Added Author). Carlyle Productions. (Added Author). Criterion Collection (Firm) (Added Author). James Stewart, Ben Gazzara, Lee Remick, Eve Arden, George C. Scott, Kathryn Grant, Murray Hamilton, Orson Bean, Arthur O'Connell, Joseph N. Welch. (Cast).

Summary:

A small-town Michigan lawyer takes on a difficult case: that of a young Army lieutenant accused of murdering the local tavern owner who he believes raped his wife. A gripping, envelope-pushing courtroom drama, Anatomy of a murder was groundbreaking for the frankness of its discussion of sex. More than anything else, it is a striking depiction of the power of words. With its outstanding supporting cast and influential jazz score by Duke Ellington, it is an American movie landmark.

Record details

ISBN: 9781604655407 :
Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (ca. 161 min.) : sd., b&w, col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Special ed.
Publisher: [Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, c2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the novel of the same title by Robert Traver. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1959. Title from container.
Formatted Contents Note:	Disc one: Anatomy of a murder (161 min.) -- trailer featuring on-set footage. Disc two: interview with Otto Preminger's biographer Foster Hirsch -- critic Gary Giddins explores Duke Ellington's score in a new interview -- a look at the relationship between graphic designer Saul Bass and Preminger with Bass biographer Pat Kirkham -- newsreel footage from the set -- excerpts from a 1967 episode of Firing Line, featuring Preminger in discussion with William F. Buckley Jr. -- excerpts from the work in progress Anatomy of "Anatomy" -- behind-the-scenes photographs by Life magazine's Gjon Mili. Plus: a booklet featuring an essay by critic Nick Pinkerton and a 1959 Life magazine article on real-life lawyer Joseph N. Welch, who plays Judge Weaver in the film.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Sam Leavitt ; editor, Louis R. Loeffler ; music, Duke Ellington.
Participant or Performer Note:	James Stewart, Ben Gazzara, Lee Remick, Eve Arden, George C. Scott, Kathryn Grant, Murray Hamilton, Orson Bean, Arthur O'Connell, Joseph N. Welch.
Target Audience Note:	PG.
System Details Note:	DVD; widescreen presentation 16:9; 1.85:1 aspect ratio; High-Definition digital restoration; PCM Dolby digital mono.; Dolby digital 5.1 surround; NTSC region 1.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	For private home use only.
Language Note:	English dialogue with optional English subtitles.