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Murder by Death

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Murder by Death
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PG,1hr 34min
Genres:
Comedy,Drama
Released:
January 1, 1976
Director:
Robert Moore
Distributor:
Columbia TriStar
Starring:
Eileen Brennan, Truman Capote, James Coco  ...more
Synopsis: As penned by Neil Simon, this satire of movie mysteries is set in motion when several prominent detectives are invited to the mansion of the reclusive Lionel Twain (Truman Capote). In Ten Little Indians fashion, the gathered sleuths are locked into the forbidding mansion, and subject to various death-dealing devices. While struggling for their lives, the vainglorious gumshoes continue to try to one-up one another. Each character is broadly based on a famous literary detective: Sidney Wang (Peter ... Full Synopsis
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Dan Friedman, AMG Review
Murder by Death belongs on any list of the most overlooked comedies of the last few decades. A spoof on the mystery genre written by Neil Simon, the story involves caricatures of every prominent literary detective portrayed by a who's who of acting talent. Charlie Chan (Peter Sellers), Hercule Poirot (James Coco), Sam Spade (Peter Falk), Nick Charles (David Niven), and Miss Marple (Elsa Lanchester) ... Full Review
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Eileen Brennan
Tess Skeffington
Truman Capote
Lionel Twain
James Coco
Milo Perrier
Peter Falk
Sam Diamond
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