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Prescription: Murder (1968)

Prescription: Murder

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TV-PG

1h 40m

Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

February 20th, 1968

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Synopsis

In Columbo's first outing, a psychiatrist uses a patient he is having an affair with to help him kill his wife, but his perfect alibi may come apart at the hands of a seemingly befuddled LAPD lieutenant.

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Cast

Peter Falk
Lt. Columbo
Gene Barry
Dr. Ray Flemming
Katherine Justice
Joan Hudson
William Windom
Burt Gordon
Nina Foch
Carol Flemming
Virginia Gregg
Miss Petrie
Andrea King
Cynthia Gordon
Susanne Benton
The Blonde
Ena Hartman
Nurse
Sherry Boucher
Air hostess
Full cast & crew

Directors

Richard Irving
Full cast & crew

Producers

Jerrold Freedman
associate producer
Richard Irving
producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Ted Leighton
teleplay
(???)
William Link
teleplay
Richard Levinson
play
(???)
Full cast & crew

Taglines

The pilot episode of television's most popular detective.
The perfect crime had one flaw.

Keywords

murder
based on play
hospital
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

October 3rd, 1968 (Finland)
November 12th, 1976 (France)
October 11th, 1969 (Germany)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

Prescription: Murder (original title)
Коломбо: Предписание - убийство (Alternative (www.kino-teatr.ru))
Columbo: Prescription Murder
All Alternative Titles

Locations

500 block of N Canon Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USA (dr flemming driving to Joan's house)
Acapulco, Mexico
Beverly Gardens Park, Beverly Hills, California, USA (art fair)
All Locations

Running Times

100 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.33 : 1

Production Companies

Universal Television (as A Universal Production)

Distribution Companies

Esselte Video (Finland)
Universal Pictures Finland (Finland)
MTV3 (Finland)
All Distribution Companies

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