Anatomy of a murder
(DVD) 

Series numbering from container spine.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1959.

Based on the novel by Robert Traver.

Special features: trailer featuring on-set footage; interview with Otto Preminger's 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; a booklet featuring an 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.

Booklet (28 p. : ill.) inserted in container.

Director of photography, Sam Leavitt ; editor, Louis R. Loeffler ; music, Duke Ellington.

James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara, Arthur O'Connell, Eve Arden, George C. Scott, Kathryn Grant, Joseph N. Welch.

A small-town Michigan lawyer takes on a difficult case: that of a young Army lieutenant accused of murdering the local tavern owner who he believes raped his wife. A gripping, envelope-pushing courtroom drama, Anatomy of a murder 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 and influential jazz score by Duke Ellington, it is an American movie landmark.

DVD format; widescreen 16:9; 1.85:1 aspect ratio; High-Definition digital restoration; PCM Dolby digital mono.; Dolby digital 5.1 surround; NTSC region 1.

Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired; English dialogue with English subtitles for the hearing impaired.

Named to the National Film Registry in 2012 by the Library of Congress.

Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role (James Stewart), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Arthur O'Connell), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (George C. Scott), Best Cinematography - Black & White (Sam Leavitt), Best Film Editing (Louis R. Loeffler), Best Picture (Otto Preminger), Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium (Wendell Mayes) -- 1960 Academy Awards (U.S.).