Anatomy of a Murder
Otto Preminger / US, 1959 / 160 min.
In its day controversial courtroom drama in which Preminger presents a no-holds-barred view of the American way of life. James Stewart as a lawyer, Ben Gazzara as an accused army officer and Lee Remick as his provocative wife all turn in polished performances in this film noir. With music by and a cameo for Duke Ellington. In the afternoon, ahead of the screening, American saxophonist Noah Preminger (a relative of the director) plays in the Bimhuis.
Anatomy of a Murder is based on a novel about a real murder committed in 1952. At the time, the film was seen as the most pure, realistic courtroom drama ever filmed, and it was regularly used to train lawyers in American legal procedure.
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Director
Otto Preminger
Production year
1959
Country
US
Original title
Anatomy of a Murder
Length
160 min.
Language
English
Format
DCP
Part of
Eye on Sound
With Eye on Sound, Eye focuses on the special relationship between image and sound. Expect live music to silent films, live bands from today to classics of yesteryear, brand new scores to films from the versatile Eye collection and special attention to the often neglected art of sound design.
Preminger plays Preminger
Noah Preminger recently released the album Preminger Plays Preminger, with music from films by Otto Preminger, his distant relative. On the afternoon of 24 October, The Noah Preminger Quartet plays live at Bimhuis.
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