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01/07/1959 Crime, Drama, Mystery 2h 41m
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Last year's No. 1 best-seller...This year's No. 1 motion picture.

Overview

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.

  1. Otto Preminger

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. James Stewart

    Paul "Pauly" Biegler

  2. Lee Remick

    Laura Manion

  3. Ben Gazzara

    Lieutenant Frederick "Manny" Manion

  4. Arthur O'Connell

    Parnell Emmett "Parn" McCarthy

  5. Eve Arden

    Maida Rutledge

  6. Kathryn Grant

    Mary Pilant

  7. George C. Scott

    AAG Claude Dancer

  8. Orson Bean

    Dr. Matthew Smith

  9. Russ Brown

    Deputy Sheriff George Lemon

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$2,000,000.00

Revenue
$8,000,000.00

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