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.
1959 | 2 h 41 min
Director: Otto Preminger
Stars: Ben Gazzara, James Stewart
