
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.

as Paul "Pauly" Biegler

as Laura Manion

as Lieutenant Frederick "Manny" Manion

as Parnell Emmett "Parn" McCarthy

as Maida Rutledge

as Mary Pilant

as AAG Claude Dancer

as Dr. Matthew Smith

as Deputy Sheriff George Lemon

as Alphonse "Al" Paquette

as DA Mitchell "Mitch" Lodwick

as Det. Sgt. James "Jim" Durgo

as Deputy Sheriff Sulo Kangas

as Dr. Adelord Dompierre

as Dr. W. Gregory Harcourt

as Dr. Homer Raschid

as Clarence "One-Shot" "Smoky" Madigan

as Sheriff Max Battisfore

as Lloyd Burke

as Duane "Duke" Miller

as Court clerk

as Army Sergeant 1st Class

as Judge Harlan Weaver

as Pie Eye (uncredited)

as Distinguished Gentleman (uncredited)

as Orderly (uncredited)

as Juror (uncredited)