Blu-ray
Anatomy of a murder
Call Number
- BLU-RAY DRAMA (CEN)
Edition
Blu-ray special edition.
Languages
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara, Arthur O'Connell, Eve Arden, Kathryn Grant, George C. Scott, Murray Hamilton, Orson Bean.
Publication Information
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2012]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (161 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (28 pages : illustrations ; 17 cm.)
Audience
Not rated.
Uniform Title
Summary
"A virtuoso James Stewart plays a small-town Michigan lawyer who takes on a difficult case: that of a young Army lieutenant accused of murdering the local tavern owner who he believes raped his wife. This gripping, envelope-pushing courtroom potboiler, the most popular film from Hollywood provocateur Otto Preminger, was groundbreaking for the frankness of its discussion of sex--more than anything else, it is a striking depiction of the power of words. With its outstanding supporting cast--including a young George C. Scott as a fiery prosecuting attorney and legendary real-life attorney Joseph N. Welch as the judge--and influential jazz score by Duke Ellington, Anatomy of a Murder is a Hollywood landmark; it was nominated for seven Oscars, including best picture."--Container.
Notes
Based on the novel by Robert Traver.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1959.
Special features: New digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack ; new alternate 5.1 soundtrack, presented in DTS-HD Master Audio, 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 Pat Kirkham ; newsreel footage from the set ; excerpts from 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.