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= Anatomy '59: The Making of a Classic Motion Picture = "Anatomy '59: The Making of a Classic Motion Picture" is a documentary film released on June 29, 2009 on Public Broadcasting System stations across Michigan. The documentary, written, directed and filmed by John Pepin, celebrates writer Robert Traver and motion picture director Otto Preminger by recounting events leading up to Traver's bestselling novel and Preminger's movie of the book, both titled "Anatomy of a Murder." The book was released in 1958 and the movie the following year. John Voelker, whose pen name was Robert Traver, lived in Ishpeming, Michigan. The mining town was one of several Marquette County locations where "Anatomy of a Murder" was filmed in its entirety. Pepin and Voelker lived on Barnum Street in Ishpeming, the same street where the stars of "Anatomy of a Murder" stayed at the Mather Inn during filming of the movie in early 1959.

The release of "Anatomy '59" occurred on the 50th anniversary of the premiere of "Anatomy of a Murder" in Marquette and Ishpeming, Michigan. The day was also Voelker's birthday. A special release reception was held at the Peter White Public Library in Marquette, where many of those involved in the documentary gathered.

"Anatomy '59," which was produced in cooperation with WNMU-TV13 in Marquette, Michigan, includes interviews with then-remaining actors from "Anatomy of a Murder," including Ben Gazzara, Kathryn Grant-Crosby, Orson Bean and Don Ross. Pepin also included interviews with locals involved in production of the motion picture, staff from the Voelker archives at Northern Michigan University and Preminger biographer Foster Hirsch. Since its initial release, "Anatomy '59" has been shown on Public Television stations across the United States. The documentary was released on DVD. Pepin is a former print journalist, filmmaker, writer and musician in Michigan.