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Murder by Death (1976)

PG · 1976-06-23 · 1h 34m · EN
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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.

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Neil SimonWriterRobert MooreDirector
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$32.5M

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Alec GuinnessAlec GuinnessBensonmumDavid NivenDavid NivenDick CharlestonMaggie SmithMaggie SmithDora CharlestonPeter SellersPeter SellersSidney WangPeter FalkPeter FalkSam DiamondEileen BrennanEileen BrennanTess SkeffingtonJames CocoJames CocoMilo PerrierNancy WalkerNancy WalkerMaidElsa LanchesterElsa LanchesterJessica MarblesEstelle WinwoodEstelle WinwoodNurseTruman CapoteTruman CapoteLionel TwainJames CromwellJames CromwellMarcel Cassette

Keywords

DetectiveMurderOne nightSidekickSpoofParodyMansionWhodunitDeaf-muteOld mansionButlerGuestCadaverDark and stormy nightSam spadeCharlie chanBlind butler

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · Thriller · CrimeTheme affinityDetective · Murder · One NightMood preferenceDark And Stormy NightNarrative complexityMysteryDialogue densityComedyDirector preference284065

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What is Murder by Death about?

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.

How long is Murder by Death?

Murder by Death has a runtime of 94 minutes.

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