Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

Otto Preminger - 1959 - 200 min. - USA - English

JAZZ MOVIES II

A courtroom drama that follows small-town attorney Paul Biegler as he takes on the defense of an Army lieutenant accused of murdering a bar owner. Based on a novel by Robert Traver and grounded in a real-life case, the film is notable for its realistic examination of the American legal system, its ambiguity about truth and morality, and explorations of gender, sexuality, and justice… not to mention its phenomenal score by American Jazz-icon Duke Ellington.