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.

Release Date: 1959-07-01

Genres: Crime ,Drama ,Mystery ,Thriller

Director: Otto Preminger

Actors: James Stewart ,Lee Remick ,Ben Gazzara ,Arthur O'Connell ,Eve Arden ,Kathryn Grant ,George C. Scott ,Orson Bean ,Russ Brown ,Murray Hamilton

Duration: 2h 41m

IMDB rating: 7.9