Film Screening: Anatomy of Murder

Featuring iconic graphic design that centers on a stylized, black-and-white cutout outline of a dissected human body surrounded by cast credits.
Mon, Aug 10 2026
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Durant, Community Room

About the Event

Anatomy of a Murder is a landmark 1959 American legal drama film directed by Otto Preminger. It follows small-town lawyer Paul Biegler (James Stewart) as he defends an Army lieutenant who confesses to murdering a local innkeeper, basing his defense on a plea of temporary insanity (irresistible impulse) following the alleged rape of his wife.

For disability-related accommodations, please call (213) 228-7430 at least five business days prior to the event.

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