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Murder by Death

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7.2/10 • 815

1976-06-23 • 1h 34m

ComedyCrimeMysteryThriller

By the time the world's greatest detectives figure out whodunnit... you could die laughing!

Lionel Twain invites the world's five greatest detectives to a 'dinner and murder'. Included are a blind butler, a deaf-mute maid, screams, spinning rooms, secret passages, false identities and more plot turns and twists than are decently allowed.

Directors
Robert Moore
Writters
Neil Simon
Editors
John F. Burnett

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Truman Capote

    Truman Capote

    Lionel Twain

  2. Alec Guinness

    Alec Guinness

    Butler Jamesir Bensonmum

  3. Peter Sellers

    Peter Sellers

    Sidney Wang

  4. David Niven

    David Niven

    Dick Charleston

  5. Maggie Smith

    Maggie Smith

    Dora Charleston

  6. James Coco

    James Coco

    Milo Perrier

  7. Peter Falk

    Peter Falk

    Sam Diamond

  8. Eileen Brennan

    Eileen Brennan

    Tess Skeffington

  9. Elsa Lanchester

    Elsa Lanchester

    Jessica Marbles

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skateboardin

Jul 3, 2021

4/10

A playful parody chock full of casual cruelty, misogyny, ableism, and racism. There is sincerely funny stuff here, but you’ll need to sit through a lot of junk to see it.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
$32,511,047.00
Keywords
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