
About
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.
Cast

James Stewart
Paul Biegler

Lee Remick
Laura Manion

Ben Gazzara
Lt. Frederick Manion

Arthur O'Connell
Parnell Emmett McCarthy

Eve Arden
Maida Rutledge

Kathryn Grant
Mary Pilant

George C. Scott
Claude Dancer

Orson Bean
Dr. Matthew Smith

Russ Brown
George Lemon
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Lists
#239 on 500 Essential Cult Movies Jennifer Eiss
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Steven Jay Schneider
#810 on 1,000 greatest films They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?
Awards
Oscar nomination for Best Film Editing
Oscar nomination for Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Oscar nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Arthur O'Connell
Oscar nomination for Best Picture