Anatomy of a Murder

8.7/ Amazing storytelling, with a fantastic plot! The first 2 acts of the movie I really did like, but the ending was a bit too fast for me. I expected much more for the ending, but it didn’t live up to it. Definitely a rewatchable movie for me.

Very well-made court drama I respected more than I loved. The script is solid & very frank for 1959. Invites you to ponder what you'd decide as juror, but also ambiguous & less satisfying because of that. Duke Ellington's score is memorable. Stewart, Remick, & Scott are superb.

Otto Preminger’s courtroom drama, based on a true story, has a superb cast, and a fabulous score by Duke Ellington (who has a cameo)
The attitudes towards rape are very much of the time
The judge is played by none other than Joseph Welch of the McCarthy hearings. Look him up!

Very well-made court drama I respected more than I loved. The script is solid & very frank for 1959. Invites you to ponder what you'd decide as juror, but also ambiguous & less satisfying because of that. Duke Ellington's score is memorable. Stewart, Remick, & Scott are superb.

Otto Preminger’s courtroom drama, based on a true story, has a superb cast, and a fabulous score by Duke Ellington (who has a cameo)
The attitudes towards rape are very much of the time
The judge is played by none other than Joseph Welch of the McCarthy hearings. Look him up!

8.7/ Amazing storytelling, with a fantastic plot! The first 2 acts of the movie I really did like, but the ending was a bit too fast for me. I expected much more for the ending, but it didn’t live up to it. Definitely a rewatchable movie for me.