Movies / Murder by Death (1976)
Runtime: 94 min
Genres: Comedy Crime Mystery Thriller
Languages: English
Countries: USA
Neil Simon's comic tribute to detective films begins when a reclusive millionaire invites a number of famed detectives, each a parody of a famous literary sleuth, to dinner. Naturally, a series of murders soon begins, and the humorous race to be the first to solve the mystery is on.
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| Directors (1) | Credit |
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| Robert Moore | ... |
| Writers (1) | Credit |
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| Neil Simon | (written by) |
| Composers (1) | Credit |
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| Dave Grusin | ... |
| Editors (1) | Credit |
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| John F. Burnett | ... |
| Cinematographers (1) | Credit |
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| David M. Walsh | director of photography |
| Actors (15) | Credit |
|---|---|
| Alec Guinness | Bensonmum |
| David Niven | Dick Charleston |
| Eileen Brennan | Tess Skeffington |
| Elsa Lanchester | Jessica Marbles |
| Estelle Winwood | Nurse |
| Fay Wray | Screaming Door Bell (archive sound) (uncredited) |
| James Coco | Milo Perrier |
| James Cromwell | Marcel |
| Maggie Smith | Dora Charleston |
| Myron | Myron the Dog (uncredited) |
| Nancy Walker | Maid |
| Peter Falk | Sam Diamond |
| Peter Sellers | Sidney Wang |
| Richard Narita | Willie Wang |
| Truman Capote | Lionel Twain |