Murder By Death (1976)
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| Director: | Robert Moore |
| Actors: | Alec Guinness, David Niven, Eileen Brennan, Elsa Lanchester, James Coco, Maggie Smith, Peter Falk, Peter Sellers |
The world’s greatest detectives have been invited to dinner. You are cordially invited to join an all-star cast featuring Peter Sellers, David Niven, Peter Falk, James Coco, Elsa Lanchester, Maggie Smith, Alec Guinness, Eileen Brennan, Nancy Walker, James Cromwell and Estelle Winwood for Neil Simon’s hilarious murder-mystery spoof Murder By Death. The isolated mansion of eccentric millionaire Lionel Twain (celebrated author Truman Capote in a Golden Globe-nominated performance) is the setting for the twisted puzzler. Twain informs his guests that one of them will be murdered at the stroke of midnight. The pay-off: $1 million to whoever lives through the night.
| Status: | LongWait |
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| Run time: | 91mins |
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Member Reviews (8)
8 Member
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david simon
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Some old films stand the test of time but not this one! Very dated.
Rita
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A really wonderfully silly, clever film. I wanted to watch this just to see the great Truman Capote in the flesh, so to speak, and was pleasantly surprised to see everyone hamming it up, David Niven and Maggie Smith included! Great spoof on the crime/ detective genre, for which Truman saves a few pointed barbs at the end. Really good!
Joanne H.
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Witty, character filled comedy with heaps of political incorrectness. Some very funny one liners and innuendo. Absolutely worth a look... Very similar to Clue...
Don
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A really hilarious spoof of a murder mystery. Various famous detectives from murder mysterydum are summoned together by a mysterious host with the promise that the one who solves a genuine murder will win $1 million. But it is all a hoax, a truly funny hoax, well worth watching and laughing. The photography is brilliant, definitely a film to watch and enjoy.
Robert G.
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Rob
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Not exactly Hamlet but loads of fun, especially if you knew some of the old time movies about Charlie Chan, The Thin Man, Miss Marple etc. Good old fashioned laugh-out-loud stuff. Sit back & enjoy.
Michelle C.
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lakme
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One of the best detective spoofs around (next to "dead men don't wear plaid" - not available here yet). All the old favourites turn up, although slightly warped, and the cast that plays them is superb. Very tongue in cheek with a classic theme and an ending that has more twists than a tornado!!