Anatomy Of A Murder (1959) (Blu-ray) (UK Import)
Anatomy Of A Murder (1959) (Blu-ray) (UK Import)
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- Country of origin:
- USA, 1959
- Age release:
- Dieser Titel ist nicht FSK-geprüft.
Delivery to minors is not possible.
Infos zu Titeln ohne Jugendfreigabe - Item number:
- 9626054
- UPC/EAN:
- 5050629007138
- Release date:
- 16.3.2020
- Series:
- Criterion Collection
- Genre:
- Thriller
- Playing time ca.:
- 161 Min.
- Director:
- Otto Preminger
- Actor:
- James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara
- Film music:
- Duke Ellington
- Original title:
- Anatomie eines Mordes
- Language:
- Englisch
- Picture:
- Widescreen
A virtuoso James Stewart plays a small-town Michigan lawyer who takes on a difficult case: the defense of a young army lieutenant (Ben Gazzara) accused of murdering a local tavern owner who he believes raped his wife (Lee Remick). This gripping envelope-pusher, the most popular film by Hollywood provocateur Otto Preminger, was groundbreaking for the frankness of its discussion of sex—but more than anything else, it is a striking depiction of the power of words. Featuring an outstanding supporting cast—with a young George C. Scott as a fiery prosecutor and the legendary attorney Joseph N. Welch as the judge—and an influential score by Duke Ellington, Anatomy of a Murder is an American movie landmark, nominated for seven Oscars, including best picture.
Special Features
New digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
New alternate 5.1 soundtrack, presented in DTS-HD Master Audio on the Blu-ray edition
New interview with Otto Preminger biographer Foster Hirsch
Critic Gary Giddins explores Duke Ellington’s score in a new interview
A look at the relationship between graphic designer Saul Bass and Preminger with Bass biographer Pat Kirkham
Newsreel footage from the set
Excerpts from a 1967 episode of Firing Line, featuring Preminger in discussion with William F. Buckley Jr.
Excerpts from the work in progress Anatomy of “Anatomy”
Behind-the-scenes photographs by Life magazine’s Gjon Mili
Trailer, featuring on-set footage
PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by critic Nick Pinkerton and a 1959 Life magazine article on real-life lawyer Joseph N. Welch, who plays Judge Weaver in the film
Cover based on a theatrical poster by Saul Bass
Reviews
111 Meisterwerke des Films: "'Anatomie eines Mordes' gilt vielen als der Prozessfilm schlechthin. Der Film versteht es, aus einem eigentlich langatmigen Rededuell ein vielschichtiges Abbild der Welt zu machen und seine Protagonisten in komplexen Interaktionen agieren zu lassen."
