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 "Pauly" Biegler
Lee Remick
Laura Manion
Ben Gazzara
Lieutenant Frederick "Manny" Manion
Arthur O'Connell
Parnell Emmett "Parn" McCarthy
Eve Arden
Maida Rutledge
Kathryn Grant
Mary Pilant
George C. Scott
AAG Claude Dancer
Orson Bean
Dr. Matthew Smith
Russ Brown
Deputy Sheriff George Lemon
Murray Hamilton
Alphonse "Al" Paquette
Brooks West
DA Mitchell "Mitch" Lodwick
Ken Lynch
Det. Sgt. James "Jim" Durgo
John Qualen
Deputy Sheriff Sulo Kangas
Howard McNear
Dr. Adelord Dompierre
Alexander Campbell
Dr. W. Gregory Harcourt
Ned Wever
Dr. Homer Raschid
Jimmy Conlin
Clarence "One-Shot" "Smoky" Madigan
Royal Beal
Sheriff Max Battisfore
Joseph Kearns
Lloyd Burke
Don Ross
Duane "Duke" Miller
Lloyd Le Vasseur
Court clerk
James Waters
Army Sergeant 1st Class
Joseph N. Welch
Judge Harlan Weaver
Duke Ellington
Pie Eye (uncredited)
Irv Kupcinet
Distinguished Gentleman (uncredited)
Chuck Ramsay
Orderly (uncredited)
Agnes Rodgers Brown
Juror (uncredited)
Crew
Otto Preminger
Director, Producer
Wendell Mayes
Screenplay
John D. Voelker
Novel, Technical Supervisor
Louis R. Loeffler
Editor
John Loeffler
Assistant Editor
Michael Vittes
Assistant Editor
Sam Leavitt
Director of Photography
David Silver
Assistant Director
Hal W. Polaire
Assistant Director
Ray Taylor Jr.
Assistant Director
Max Slater
Producer's Assistant
Boris Leven
Production Design
Irving Rosenberg
Camera Operator
Vou Lee Giokaris
Wardrobe Master, Costume Design
Michael Harte
Wardrobe Master
Hope Bryce
Costume Coordinator, Costume Design
Paula Giokaris
Costume Design
Madine Danks
Hairdresser
Myrl Stoltz
Hairdresser
Del Armstrong
Makeup Artist
Norman Pringle
Makeup Artist
Harry Ray
Makeup Artist
Jack Solomon
Sound Designer, Sound
Richard Carruth
Sound Designer, Music Editor
Don Hall
Sound Effects Editor
James Almond
Lighting Technician
Duke Ellington
Original Music Composer
Howard Bristol
Set Dresser
Ken Walton
Props
Gjon Mili
Still Photographer
Al St. Hilaire
Still Photographer
Kathleen Fagan
Script Supervisor
Irving W. Sindler
Property Master
Leo McCreary
Key Grip
Henry Weinberger
Production Manager
Saul Bass
Title Designer
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