Released:
1959-07-01

Overview:
Semi-retired Michigan lawyer Paul Biegler takes the case of Army Lt. Manion, who murdered a local innkeeper after his wife claimed that he raped her. Over the course of an extensive trial, Biegler parries with District Attorney Lodwick and out-of-town prosecutor Claude Dancer to set his client free, but his case rests on the victim's mysterious business partner, who's hiding a dark secret.

Director:
Otto Preminger

Runtime:
2h 41min

Genre:
Crime, Drama, Mystery

• Cast:
• 
  James Stewart
  as
  Paul "Pauly" Biegler
• 
  Lee Remick
  as
  Laura Manion
• 
  Ben Gazzara
  as
  Lieutenant Frederick "Manny" Manion
• 
  Arthur O'Connell
  as
  Parnell Emmett "Parn" McCarthy
• 
  Eve Arden
  as
  Maida Rutledge