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.
| Writing | Wendell Mayes | Screenplay |
| Production | Otto Preminger | Producer |
| Lighting | James Almond | Lighting Technician |
| Art | Boris Leven | Production Design |
| Sound | Jack Solomon | Sound Designer |
| Camera | Sam Leavitt | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Richard Carruth | Sound Designer |
| Camera | Irving Rosenberg | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Otto Preminger | Director |
| Editing | Louis R. Loeffler | Editor |
| Sound | Duke Ellington | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Hal W. Polaire | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paula Giokaris | Costume Design |
| Crew | John D. Voelker | Technical Supervisor |
| Directing | Kathleen Fagan | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Irving W. Sindler | Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Del Armstrong | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | John Loeffler | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Harry Ray | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Michael Vittes | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | David Silver | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hope Bryce | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Norman Pringle | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Gjon Mili | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Don Hall | Sound Effects Editor |
| Production | Henry Weinberger | Production Manager |
| Camera | Al St. Hilaire | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vou Lee Giokaris | Costume Design |
| Directing | Ray Taylor Jr. | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Myrl Stoltz | Hairdresser |
| Sound | Richard Carruth | Music Editor |
| Art | Howard Bristol | Set Dresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael Harte | Wardrobe Master |
| Sound | Jack Solomon | Sound |
| Production | Max Slater | Producer's Assistant |
| Camera | Leo McCreary | Key Grip |
| Art | Saul Bass | Title Designer |
| Writing | John D. Voelker | Novel |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vou Lee Giokaris | Wardrobe Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hope Bryce | Costume Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Madine Danks | Hairdresser |
| Art | Ken Walton | Props |
