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.

Paul "Pauly" Biegler

Laura Manion

Lieutenant Frederick "Manny" Manion

Parnell Emmett "Parn" McCarthy

Maida Rutledge

Mary Pilant

AAG Claude Dancer

Dr. Matthew Smith

Deputy Sheriff George Lemon

Alphonse "Al" Paquette

Status
Released
Type
Movie
Director
Otto Preminger
Genres