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Anatomy of a Murder

1959 film by Otto Preminger
Movie film Q488376
Anatomy of a Murder
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Summary

Anatomy of a Murder is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,211 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: Saul Bass[3]
  • Award received: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4]
  • Director: Otto Preminger[5]
  • Screenwriter: Wendell Mayes[6], John D. Voelker[7]
  • Composer: Duke Ellington[8]
  • Genre: crime film[9], drama film[10], trial film[11]
  • Based on: Anatomy of a Murder[12]
  • Follows: Side by Side[13]
  • Followed by: Live at the Blue Note[14]
  • Cast member: James Stewart[15], Lee Remick[16], Ben Gazzara[17], Arthur O'Connell[18], George C. Scott[19], Eve Arden[20], Duke Ellington[21], Kathryn Crosby[22], Don Ross[23], Jimmy Conlin[24], John Qualen[25], Ken Lynch[26], Murray Hamilton[27], Orson Bean[28]
  • Producer: Otto Preminger[29]
  • Performer: Duke Ellington[30]
  • Collection: Museum of Modern Art[31]
  • Production company: Columbia Pictures[32]
  • Director of photography: Sam Leavitt[33]
  • Part of: National Film Registry[34]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[35]
  • Commons category: Anatomy of a Murder[36]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[37]
  • Review score: 8.7/10[38], 100%[39], 95/100[40], 8.0/10[41]
  • Color: color[42], black-and-white[43]
  • Country of origin: United States[44]
  • Publication date: July 1, 1959[45], July 13, 1959[46], September 3, 1959[47], September 22, 1959[48], September 26, 1959[49], October 1, 1959[50], October 3, 1959[51], October 14, 1959[52], November 3, 1959[53], December 18, 1959[54], December 24, 1959[55], December 26, 1959[56], January 12, 1960[57], January 13, 1960[58]
  • Distributed by: Columbia Pictures[59]
  • Narrative location: Michigan[60]

Why It Matters

Anatomy of a Murder has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]

FAQs

What awards did Anatomy of a Murder receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4].

Related Entities

Ben Gazzara Duke Ellington Eve Arden film George C. Scott James Stewart Lee Remick Michigan Museum of Modern Art Otto Preminger Saul Bass United States

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [61] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [62] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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