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

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.
Subject: Traver, Robert, 1903-1991 > Fiction.
Feature films.
Legal films.
Murder > Fiction.
Rape > Fiction.
Trials (Murder) > Fiction.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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