Murder by Death (1976)

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Directed by

Robert Moore

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Eileen Brennan
Tess Skeffington

Truman Capote
Lionel Twain

James Coco
Milo Perrier

Peter Falk
Sam Diamond

Alec Guinness
Bensonmum

Elsa Lanchester
Jessica Marbles

David Niven
Dick Charleston

Peter Sellers
Sidney Wang

Written by

Neil Simon
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Millionaire Lionel Twain (Truman Capote) invites the five most brilliant private eyes to a dinner that turns into a murder investigation with a million-dollar prize going to the one who solves the case. The all-star cast (working with an Oscar-nominated script by Neil Simon) includes Peter Falk, James Coco, Elsa Lanchester, David Niven, Peter Sellers, Maggie Smith and Eileen Brennan, all playing characters based on famous literary detectives.

Release date: 23 June 1976
UPC: 043396079342

Tags: Comedy (12), Mystery (11), Crime (8), Spoof (7), Murder (6), Thriller (4), Butler (3), 1970s (3), Deaf (3), Disguise (3), Private (2), Murder By Death (2), Revelation (2), Motive (2), Spotters (2), Millionaire (2), 1976 (2), Investigator (2), Silly (2), Parody (2)

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"28.7. 2023 Five world's greatest detectives are invited to a mysterious dinner party. Everyone knows that a murder is going happen at midnight but no one has any idea who is going to be the victim. Old detective stories are quite rich source for jokes with all their tired cliches and stereotypical characters but some jokes in the film have aged worse than the others. Sometimes the film feels like it is both mocking and embracing awkward stereotypes."