Murder by Death

Murder by Death

1976

Five diverse, infamous private eyes, including Sam Diamond (Peter Falk), Sidney Wang (Peter Sellers) and Jessica Marbles (Elsa Lanchester), are invited to the mysterious Lionel Twain's castle for a dinner party. There, they are told that Twain plans an unsolvable murder in the house at midnight -- and he will pay $1 million to the one who determines the killer. But when Twain's blind butler, Bensonmum (Alec Guinness), dies long before the deadline, the stakes go up for the trapped sleuths.

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

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67
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Film Detail

Genre
Comedy - Crime
Length
1 hr. 35 mins.
US Theatrical Release
June 23, 1976
US Box Office
No Data Available
Global Office
$33,453,202 (#2680 of 3929)
Rating
PG
Parental Guidance Suggested

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DD+ Stereo
Studio
Sony Pictures
Released
December 18, 2018
Acquired Date
August 8, 2023
Times Seen
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Last Watched
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Actors

Eileen Brennan
Eileen Brennan
Truman Capote
Truman Capote
James Coco
James Coco
Peter Falk
Peter Falk
Alec Guinness
Alec Guinness
Elsa Lanchester
Elsa Lanchester
David Niven
David Niven
Peter Sellers
Peter Sellers
Maggie Smith
Maggie Smith
Nancy Walker
Nancy Walker
Estelle Winwood
Estelle Winwood
James Cromwell
James Cromwell
Richard Narita
Richard Narita

Directors

Robert Moore
Robert Moore

Producers

Ray Stark
Ray Stark

Writers

Neil Simon
Neil Simon

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User Reviews

Ratings

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RT Fresh
63%
Tomatometer
24 votes
RT Fresh Certified
82%
Popcornmeter
977 votes
METASCORE
59
9 votes
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
43,265 votes

Additional Info

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