“Anatomy of a Murder” quotes
(1959)
Otto Preminger
directed this movie
in 1959
Title Anatomy of a Murder
Year 1959
Director Otto Preminger
Genre Drama, Crime, Mystery
Year 1959
Director Otto Preminger
Genre Drama, Crime, Mystery
Plot – Paul Biegler has to defend Lieutenant Manion, who has killed Barney Quill after he insulted his wife Laura. Biegler hesitates at first, then he accepts due to his partner Parnell's insistences. The trial is difficult as the accused has already confessed and there aren't witnesses on his behalf. The prosecutor, a political opponent of Biegler, is assisted by another famous lawyer. In addition, the victim was a man with many important friends. Biegler studies the case in all its details but he concludes sometimes jealousy leads to excessive reactions.
All actors – James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara, Arthur O'Connell, Eve Arden, Kathryn Grant, George C. Scott, Orson Bean, Russ Brown, Murray Hamilton, Brooks West, Ken Lynch, John Qualen, Howard McNear, Alexander Campbell, Ned Wever, Jimmy Conlin, Royal Beal, Joseph Kearns, Don Ross, Lloyd Le Vasseur, James Waters, Joseph N. Welch, Duke Ellington, Irv Kupcinet, Mrs. Joseph Welch
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“Twelve people go off into a room: twelve different minds, twelve different hearts, from twelve different walks of life; twelve sets of eyes, ears, shapes, and sizes. And these twelve people are asked to judge another human being as different from them as they are from each other. And in their judgment, they must become of one mind - unanimous....” (continue)(continue reading)
“- Paul Biegler: Mr. Paquette, what would you call a man with an insatiable penchant for women?
- Alphonse Paquette: A what?
- Paul Biegler: A penchant... a desire... taste... passion?
- Alphonse Paquette: Well, uh, ladies' man, I guess. Or maybe just a damn fool!”“- Paul Biegler: You're fired.
- Maida Rutledge: You can't fire me until you pay me.”“- Paul Biegler: She's a very pretty woman, your wife...
- Lt. Frederick Manion: A man gets used to the ways his wife looks.”“One judge is quite like another. The only differences may be in the state of their digestions or their proclivities for sleeping on the bench. For myself, I can digest pig iron. And while I might appear to doze occasionally, you will find that I am easily awakened, particularly if shaken gently by a good lawyer with a nice point of law.”
“Gin!... I knew there was something wrong with that guy. I never met a gin drinker yet that you could trust.”
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