Anatomy '59: The Making of a Classic Motion Picture
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Db-g7"Anatomy '59: The Making of a Classic Motion Picture"[1] is a 2009 documentary film by Upper Peninsula of Michigan journalist and filmmaker John Pepin that details the background behind Otto Preminger's 1959 courtroom drama "Anatomy of a Murder," which starred actors James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara and George C. Scott.
"Anatomy '59" links Preminger's film with the blockbuster bestseller of the same name from 1958, and a murder trial from 1952 in Marquette County that had inspired the story. Bestseller "Anatomy of a Murder" was written by Robert Traver, which was the pen name for John Voelker, a Michigan Supreme Court justice, former Marquette County prosecutor and defense counsel in the 1952 murder trial. Voelker served as a consultant on "Anatomy of a Murder," which has been described by some, including O.J. Simpson defense attorney Barry Scheck, as "the greatest movie about the law."
Pepin's documentary showcases interviews with surviving "Anatomy of a Murder" actors Ben Gazzara, Kathryn Grant-Crosby, Orson Bean and Don Ross. Gazzara since died in 2012, Ross in 2011 and Bean in 2020. Grant-Crosby is retired. The film also includes interviews with locals who were involved with the local filming of "Anatomy of a Murder," staff at the John Voelker archives at Northern Michigan University and Preminger biographer Foster Hirsch. Pepin's hour-long documentary also features many rare photographs and film clips and has since aired on numerous Public Television stations across the country.
"Anatomy '59" was released on June 29, 2009[2] on the 50th anniversary of the "World Preview" of Preminger's film in Ishpeming and Marquette, Michigan. The documentary was shown on Public Television stations across Michigan on that date, including WNMU-TV13 in Marquette, which was the local port station for Pepin's documentary. WNMU-TV13 staffers helped Pepin put the finishing touches on his film. As part of anniversary commemorations, a simultaneous viewing of Pepin's documentary was held at the Peter White Library in Marquette the night it first aired, attended by about 100 people, many of whom were in some way involved with the documentary.
The DVD version of "Anatomy '59: The Making of a Classic Motion Picture"[3] features extras, including more rare photographs, interview outtakes with the "Anatomy of a Murder" actors, an on-site interview with Gigs Gagliardi, who owned a bar where the stars hung out after filming the movie and where they autographed a wall, and an interview with Pepin discussing additional details about the filming and background of his documentary and that of "Anatomy of a Murder."
"Anatomy of a Murder" was filmed entirely on location in Marquette County in spring 1959. The world premiere of Preminger's motion picture was July 1, 1959 in Detroit. "Anatomy of a Murder" was nominated for seven Academy Awards, but was overshadowed by the epic "Ben Hur," which starred Charlton Heston.
References[edit]
- ↑ Diem, Christopher (June 27, 2009). "Making History: Documentary looks at making of a classic" (Anatomy of a Murder 50th anniversary special section). The Mining Journal.
- ↑ Monaghan, John (January 20, 2009). "The move that put Ishpeming on the map: UP plans events this summer to mark 50th anniversary of 'Anatomy of a Murder.'". Lifestyles Section Front. Detroit Free Press.
- ↑ Pepin, John. "Connected contributor, director, producer, writer". WNMU-TV13. Northern Michigan University.
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