Murder by Death
Murder by Death

Movie·1976·1h 34m

Murder by Death

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

Directed By

Robert Moore

Country

United States of America

Language

English

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The Story

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.

Written By

Neil Simon

Producer

Ray Stark

Cinematography

David M. Walsh

Music

Dave Grusin

Editor

John F. Burnett

Themes

detectivebutlerdeaf-muteguestparodymurderspoofmansionwhodunitcadaverone nightsidekick

Production House

Rastar Productions

Audience Score

72%

887 votes

Skip9%
Timepass21%
Go for it39%
Perfection31%

Where to watch

Region: IN

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// cast

Cast

Truman Capote

Truman Capote

Lionel Twain

Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness

Butler Jamesir Bensonmum

Peter Sellers

Peter Sellers

Sidney Wang

David Niven

David Niven

Dick Charleston

Maggie Smith

Maggie Smith

Dora Charleston

James Coco

James Coco

Milo Perrier

Peter Falk

Peter Falk

Sam Diamond

Eileen Brennan

Eileen Brennan

Tess Skeffington

Elsa Lanchester

Elsa Lanchester

Jessica Marbles

Estelle Winwood

Estelle Winwood

Nurse Withers

Nancy Walker

Nancy Walker

Kitchen Maid Yetta

James Cromwell

James Cromwell

Marcel Cassette

Richard Narita

Richard Narita

Willie Wang

Fay Wray

Fay Wray

Door Bell (archive sound) (uncredited)

// crew

Crew

Ray Stark

Ray Stark

Producer

Robert Moore

Robert Moore

Director

Dave Grusin

Dave Grusin

Original Music Composer

John F. Burnett

Editor

David M. Walsh

Director of Photography

Neil Simon

Neil Simon

Writer

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