Anatomy of a Murder

Movie • 1959 • Crime  

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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.
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Does the dog die?
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There is a dog in the film (and it is crucial to the plot!) but it does not die nor is it ever hurt.
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Does a pet die?
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Is there pedophilia?
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Is an animal sad?
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Is there body horror?
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Are there abusive parents?
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Abuse
Is a child abused?
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TFMD
Domestic violence is implied but not shown - the man accused of murder is jealous and abusive toward his wife and she mentions she is afraid of him
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Is someone stalked?
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Addiction
Is there addiction?
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A major character is an alcoholic and his struggles with alcoholism are depicted
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The main lawyer has a friend and colleague who is an alcoholic. He's shown as fixated on alcohol and at one point he drives drunk and crashes his car. By the end, he decides to give up drinking.
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Animal
Are animals abused?
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Does a cat die?
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Does an animal die?
(besides a dog, cat or horse)
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TFMD
Main character unpacks and cleans several dead fish after a fishing trip (they are already dead when we see them).
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LJConrad
Fish.
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Does a horse die?
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Are there spiders?
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Does a dragon die?
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Are there bugs?
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Are there snakes?
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Assault
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Central to the film, though not shown, is an incident in which a woman is sexually assaulted and the rapist is murdered. The assault and the circumstances leading up to it are described in detail. During the trial, the woman's account of the assault is questioned and the prosecution lawyer implies that she invited it (however, it should be noted that the audience is supposed to side with the woman). Lots of potential triggers even though the sexual assault is not shown on screen.
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Is rape mentioned?
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Bodily Harm
Is there excessive gore?
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Is someone tortured?
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Does a head get squashed?
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Is someone burned alive?
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Is there a hanging?
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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Is someone buried alive?
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Is there cannibalism?
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Is there amputation?
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The accused murderer briefly chokes another man in jail, but he's not harmed.
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Does someone break a bone?
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Children
Does a kid die?
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
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Family
Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Does a parent die?
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We learn that the murder victim was a parent (his offspring is an adult)
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Does someone cheat?
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A married woman flirts with other men, but she insists that she's always been faithful to her husband. Her husband is said to be very jealous. It's implied that she may have cheated on her previous husband with her current husband.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Fear
Are there jump scares?
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Are there clowns?
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Is someone possessed?
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Is there a shower scene?
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Are there ghosts?
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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SAFE!
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Is there audio gore?
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Does someone spit?
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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Medical
Are needles/syringes used?
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Is electro-therapy used?
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Does someone have cancer?
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There's a brief scene where a man is in hospital after crashing his car.
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Mental Health
Does someone die by suicide?
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Is there misophonia?
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Does someone self harm?
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Noxious
Is there shakey cam?
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Only briefly in a couple of scenes while driving
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Does a baby cry?
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Paranoia
Is the fourth wall broken?
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Pregnancy
Is a baby stillborn?
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Is there childbirth?
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Does someone miscarry?
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Are there abortions?
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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Prejudice
Are there fat jokes?
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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Is there hate speech?
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Does the black guy die first?
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Are there homophobic slurs?
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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Sex
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TFMD
Sexual assault is discussed extensively although there's no sex or nudity onscreen.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Sexism
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Sickness
Does someone have a stroke?
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Social
Is someone homeless?
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Spoiler
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LJConrad
It isn’t exactly a happy ending but it isn’t supposed to be sad.
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Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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A man drives while drunk and crashes into a gate. He is taken to hospital but isn't badly hurt.
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Is someone hit by a car?
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Does a plane crash?
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Violence
Is there blood/gore?
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TFMD
The murder that the film is about was committed with a gun. This is described but not shown onscreen.
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Does someone drown?
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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