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Film, Video Web Page Anatomy of a murder

About this Item

Title

  • Anatomy of a murder

Summary

  • A courtoom drama of premeditated murder as a jealous army lieutenant pleads innocent to murdering the rapist of his beautiful wife.

Names

  • Preminger, Otto, direction, production
  • Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974, music
  • Bass, Saul, production designer
  • Stewart, James, 1908-1997, cast
  • Remick, Lee, cast
  • Scott, George C., 1927-1999, cast
  • Arden, Eve, 1908-1990, cast
  • Welch, Joseph N., 1890-1960, cast
  • Columbia Pictures Corporation
  • Valburn/Ellington Collection (Library of Congress)
  • LC Purchase Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Copyright Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : Columbia Pictures, 1959 ; United States : RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video.

Headings

  • -  Rape--Investigation--Drama

Genre

  • Courtroom films and programs
  • Features
  • Videodiscs

Notes

  • -  LP14706 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Carlyle Productions, Inc.; 1Jul59; LP14706.
  • -  Music by Duke Ellington ; titles by Saul Bass.
  • -  James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara, Arthur O'Connell, Eve Arden, Kathryn Grant, George C. Scott, Joseph N. Welch.
  • -  Two discs in one jacket.
  • -  LC viewing copies are from the reissue, and film from the original release.
  • -  Variety, 7/1/59.
  • -  Received: 11/5/91; viewing copy; gift; Valburn/Ellington Collection.
  • -  Received: between 1988-1990; viewing copy; purchase; LC Purchase Collection.
  • -  Received: ca. 1960; ref print; copyright deposit; Copyright Collection.
  • -  Not viewed.

Medium

  • 1 videocassette of 1 (VHS) (161 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in. viewing copy.
  • 2 videodiscs of 2 (laser) : sd., b&w ; 12 in. viewing copy.
  • 18 reels of 18 on 9 (14700 ft.) : sd., b&w ; 35 mm. ref print.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • VAB 6840 (viewing copy)
  • DAA 1099 (viewing copy)
  • FGB 3327-3335 (ref print)

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 92507439

Online Format

  • web page
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Ellington, Duke, Music, James Stewart, Lee Remick, George C Scott, Eve Arden, Joseph N Welch, Columbia Pictures Corporation, Valburn/Ellington Collection, Lc Purchase Collection, and Copyright Collection. Anatomy of a Murder. directeds by Preminger, Ottoectionuction, produceds by Preminger, Ottoectionuction, and Bass, Sauluction Designer United States: Columbia Pictures, ; United States: RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, 1959. Image. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/92507439/.

APA citation style:

Ellington, D., Stewart, J., Remick, L., Scott, G. C., Arden, E., Welch, J. N. [...] Copyright Collection. (1959) Anatomy of a Murder. Preminger, O., dir, Preminger, O. & Bass, S. D., prods United States: Columbia Pictures, ; United States: RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video. [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/92507439/.

MLA citation style:

Ellington, Duke, Music, et al. Anatomy of a Murder. dir by Preminger, Ottoectionuction, prod by Preminger, Ottoectionuction, and Bass, Sauluction Designer United States: Columbia Pictures, ; United States: RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, 1959. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/92507439/>.