It was a study in contrast that today’s Hollywood should re-examine—but won’t. Last week at the American Film Institute’s Silver Theatre and Cultural Center just outside Washington, D.C., a rapt and enthusiastic audience watched the 1959 classic Anatomy of a Murder. Starring Jimmy Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara and George C. Scott, directed by Otto Preminger, boasting a 100 percent “Fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and a score by Duke Ellington—who also appears in the film—Anatomy of a Murder is a classic courtroom drama.
The film features complex characters who sometimes aren’t what they appear and offers no easy answers. At its conclusion, the audience is not sure if the murder was justified or if an alleged rape actually took place. It is a case strikingly similar to the Cornell seven case currently roiling the nation.
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