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Murder by Death
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Overview

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Director:
Robert Moore
Writer:
Neil Simon (written by)
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Release Date:
23 June 1976 (USA) more
Tagline:
By the time the world's greatest detectives figure out whodunnit... you could die laughing! more
Plot:
Five famous literary detective characters and their sidekicks are invited to a bizarre mansion to solve an even stranger mystery. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Great fun more (132 total)

Cast

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Directed by
Robert Moore 
 
Writing credits
Neil Simon (written by)

Produced by
Roger M. Rothstein .... associate producer
Ray Stark .... producer
 
Original Music by
Dave Grusin 
 
Cinematography by
David M. Walsh (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
John F. Burnett 
 
Casting by
Jennifer Shull 
 
Production Design by
Stephen B. Grimes  (as Stephen Grimes)
 
Art Direction by
Harry Kemm 
 
Set Decoration by
Marvin March 
 
Costume Design by
Ann Roth 
 
Makeup Department
Joe DiBella .... makeup artist (as Joseph Di Bella)
Charles H. Schram .... makeup supervisor (as Charles Schram)
Vivienne Walker .... hair stylist
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Fred T. Gallo .... assistant director
David Sosna .... second assistant director (as David O. Sosna)
 
Art Department
Terry E. Lewis .... property master
 
Sound Department
Jerry Jost .... sound mixer
Joseph Kite .... boom operator
Tex Rudloff .... sound re-recordist
Frank E. Warner .... sound effects editor (as Frank Warner)
 
Special Effects by
Augie Lohman .... special effects
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Edesa .... assistant camera
Norman Harris .... gaffer
Richard Moran .... key grip
Roger Shearman .... camera operator (as Roger Shearman Jr.)
Mel Traxel .... still photographer
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tony Faso .... costumer: men
Agnes G. Henry .... costumer: women
 
Editorial Department
Margaret Booth .... supervising editor
John Brice .... apprentice film editor
Michael A. Stevenson .... assistant film editor
 
Music Department
George Probert .... music editor
 
Other crew
Charles Addams .... title drawings
Frank Bueno .... assistant to producer
Wayne Fitzgerald .... title designer
Shari Leibowitz .... assistant to production manager
Mary Malin .... assistant: Ann Roth
Vince Martinez .... auditor
George Rondo .... dialogue coach
Carol Shapiro .... unit publicist
Julia Tucker .... continuity
 
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Un cadavre au dessert (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Assassinato por Morte (Brazil) [pt]
Crimen por muerte (Venezuela) [es]
Eine Leiche zum Dessert (West Germany) [de]
Invito a cena con delitto (Italy) [it]
Meghívás egy gyilkos vacsorára (Hungary) [hu]
Middag med mord (Denmark) [da]
Mord med døden til følge (Norway) [no]
Murha, murha, päästäkää etsivät irti! (Finland) [fi]
Prosklisi se gevma apo enan ypopsifio dolofono (Greece) [el]
Släpp deckarna loss, det är mord (Sweden) [sv]
Un cadáver a los postres (Spain) [es]
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Runtime:
94 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Nancy Walker's last movie. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Milo Perrier is in the kitchen inspecting the dead body of the butler with Jessica Marbles and Inspector Wang, he discovers a note in the butler's hand. When he removes it, it gets ripped. When we see him in the next shot with the note, it is no longer ripped. more
Quotes:
Willie Wang: Who do you think is the murderer?
Sidney Wang: Must sleep on it. Will know in morning when wake up.
Willie Wang: But what if you don't wake up?
Sidney Wang: Then YOU did it.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Murder by Death: A Conversation with Neil Simon (1999) (V) more

FAQ

Who are the characters based on?
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15 out of 16 people found the following comment useful.
Great fun, 16 March 2002
Author: Jeff (Inthegoodlife@Aol.com) from Jacksonville, FL

Murder by Death is a fun movie that will no doubt be more enjoyable for fans of detective fiction and detective movies. The plot is about a group of detectives that are invited to a spooky house to solve a murder that hasn't been committed yet. The cast is star studded. Peter Sellers steals the show as the Charlie Chan character Mr. Wang. David Niven is typically classy and fun as the Nick Charles ripoff and Maggie Smith is great as the Nora Charles character. Peter Falk does his best Humphrey Bogart impression as Sam Diamond and it's pretty good. Elsa Lanchester makes a decent Ms. Marbles and the age factor is nicely aped when Estelle Winwood is mistaken for her character. James Coco is great as the Poirot character and overacts brilliantly. Truman Capote is extremely annoying but funny in spots as Lionel Twain. He's given some great lines to work with. The atmosphere is thick and the music is cool. The plot meanders toward the end and some of the "solutions" are pretty ridiculous but the rest of the movie is extremely enjoyable.

6.9/10

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