Review of Anatomy of a Murder (1959) by Anish D — 20 Sep 2010

Jimmy Stewart is superb in this awesome courtroom drama...

This review of Anatomy of a Murder (1959) was written by Anish D on 20 Sep 2010.

Anatomy of a Murder has generally received very positive reviews.

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