James Stewart plays a brilliant but unconventional former district attorney, who acts as a defence lawyer for a suspected murder.
There are plenty of quirky and strange characters, and dialogue is also attractively offbeat – particularly given the repeated reference to "panties".
Every actor is remarkable, and there are memorable performances by Lee Remick (as the ambiguous Laura Manion), Ben Gazzara (as Lt. Frederick Manion) and George C. Scott (as the prosecutor Claude Dancer). Especially memorable is the judge played by Joseph N. Welch (a real-life lawyer).
There's also an excellent soundtrack by Duke Ellington.
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