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 potboiler, 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's a Hollywood landmark.Additional Information
| Series | Criterion collection ; 600. |
| Subjects |
Trials (Murder)
-- Drama.
Rape -- Investigation -- Drama. Fiction films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | [New York] :Criterion Collection,2012 |
| Edition | Blu-ray, Special ed., Widescreen. |
| Other Titles | Anatomy of a murder. Otto Preminger's Anatomy of a murder |
| Contributors |
Preminger, Otto,
producer, director. Mayes, Wendell, screenwriter. Stewart, James, 1908-1997, actor. Gazzara, Ben, 1930-2012, actor. Remick, Lee, actor. O'Connell, Arthur, 1908-1981, actor. Arden, Eve, 1908-1990, actor. Scott, George C., 1927-1999, actor. Crosby, Kathryn, 1933- actor. Traver, Robert, 1903-1991. Anatomy of a murder. Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974, composer. Carlyle Productions, production company. Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher. |
| Participants/Performers |
James Stewart, Ben Gazzara, Lee Remick, Arthur O'Connell, Eve Arden, George C. Scott, Kathryn Grant. |
| Other Contributors |
Director of photography, Sam Leavitt ; editor, Louis R. Loeffler ; music, Duke Ellington. |
| Audience |
Rating: Unrated. |
| Language |
English In English, with optional English subtitles for the hearing impaired (SDH). |
| Notes |
Title from container. At head of title: Otto Preminger's. Based on the novel of the same title by Robert Traver. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1959. Special features: new interview with 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 Pat Kirkham; newsreel footage from the set; excerpts from 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; trailer; a booklet featuring an essay by critic Nick Pinkerton and a 1959 Life magazine article on real-life lawyer Joseph N. Welch. |
| System Details |
Blu-ray Disc; region A; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; dts-HD master audio 5.1; mono. Blu-ray Disc requires a Blu-ray Disc player. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (161 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (28 pages : illustrations ; 15 cm) |
| ISBN | 9781604655391 1604655399 |
| Other | Classic View |