| Description |
1 videodisc (161 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (28 pages : illustrations ; 15 cm) |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 600 |
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Criterion collection (Blu-ray discs) ; 600.
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| System Details |
Blu-ray; region A; widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio); dts-HD master audio 5.1; mono. |
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Requires Blu-ray player. |
| Language |
In English with optional English subtitles for the hearing impaired (SDH). |
| Cast |
James Stewart, Ben Gazzara, Lee Remick, Arthur O'Connell, Eve Arden, George C. Scott, Kathryn Grant, Murray Hamilton, Orson Bean, Joseph N. Welch. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Sam Leavitt ; editor, Louis R. Loeffler ; music, Duke Ellington. |
| Note |
Based on the novel of the same title by Robert Traver. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1959. |
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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. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Audience |
Rating: Unrated. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Trials (Murder) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Rape -- Investigation -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Blu-ray discs.
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| Genre |
Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Blu-ray video discs.
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| Added Author |
Preminger, Otto, producer, director.
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Mayes, Wendell, screenwriter.
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Leavitt, Samuel, 1904-1984, cinematographer.
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Loeffler, Louis R., 1897-1972, film editor.
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Stewart, James, 1908-1997, actor.
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Gazzara, Ben, 1930-2012, actor.
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Remick, Lee, actor.
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O'Connell, Arthur, 1908-1981, actor.
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Arden, Eve, 1912-1990, actor.
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Scott, George C., 1927-1999, actor.
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Crosby, Kathryn, 1933- actor.
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Hamilton, Murray, actor.
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Bean, Orson, actor.
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Welch, Joseph N., 1890-1960.
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Traver, Robert, 1903-1991.
Anatomy of a murder.
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Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974, composer.
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Carlyle Productions.
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Columbia Pictures Corporation.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Note |
Title on container: Otto Preminger's Anatomy of a murder |
| Added Title |
Anatomy of a murder (Motion picture)
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| ISBN |
9781604655391 |
| Standard No. |
715515091411 |
| Music No. |
CC2110BD The Criterion Collection |
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