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Murder by Death (1976)
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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
Neil Simon (written by)
Release Date:
23 June 1976 (USA)
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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
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe.
Another 1 nomination
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NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Can 'Machete' And Its Ridiculous Cast Stack Up To These Five Ensemble Films?
(From MTV Movies Blog. 6 August 2009, 11:30 AM, PDT)
Scenes We Love: Murder By Death
(From Cinematical. 22 June 2009, 4:45 PM, PDT)
(From MTV Movies Blog. 6 August 2009, 11:30 AM, PDT)
Scenes We Love: Murder By Death
(From Cinematical. 22 June 2009, 4:45 PM, PDT)
User Comments:
One of my all time top 10 films
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Eileen Brennan | ... | Tess Skeffington |
 | Truman Capote | ... | Lionel Twain |
| James Coco | ... | Milo Perrier |
 | Peter Falk | ... | Sam Diamond |
 | Alec Guinness | ... | Bensonmum |
 | Elsa Lanchester | ... | Jessica Marbles |
 | David Niven | ... | Dick Charleston |
 | Peter Sellers | ... | Sidney Wang |
 | Maggie Smith | ... | Dora Charleston |
| Nancy Walker | ... | Maid |
| Estelle Winwood | ... | Nurse |
 | James Cromwell | ... | Marcel |
 | Richard Narita | ... | Willie Wang |
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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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
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Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:PG (Approved No. 24496) |
Portugal:M/12 |
Belgium:Tous |
Finland:K-12 |
Iceland:L |
Ireland:PG |
Netherlands:AL |
Norway:15 |
UK:PG |
West Germany:12 |
Singapore:PG
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Trivia:
Immediately after completing the film, Peter Sellers was so convinced it was going to bomb, he convinced the producers to buy back his percentage share in the movie, thus depriving himself of a cut of the profits with the film when it went on to be a hit.
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Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): At one point in the dining room Milo Perrier is referred to as Marcel Perrier. Marcel is Milo Perrier's chauffer.
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Quotes:
Tess Skeffington:
He was arrested in 1932 in Chicago for selling pornographic Bibles. The D.A. couldn't make the charge stick when the church refused to turn over the Bibles.
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Movie Connections:
References "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962)
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FAQ
Who are the characters based on?more
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| Fellow Murder By Death lovers!!! | AlphaXiSEG |
| HUMOR?? | mindybiz |
| Sam Diamond gay? | Sten-Menden |
| Lines you'll never hear in 'Murder By Death' | starfleet_99 |
| Capote | katrahmat-1 |
| Woody? | lsgp-artist |
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An amazing ensemble cast who must have all had their tongues most firmly planted in their cheeks to produce their performances in this highly amusing murder mystery spoof.
By incorporating plots and characters from your favourite classic crime genres and gently poking fun at them all it is both funny and comfortingly familiar.
So if you want great visual gags (blind butler, deaf maid), superb one liners (especially from Maggie Smith & David Niven) and to escape for 90 minutes back into the gentler, less realistic Golden Age of Crime then you need look no further.
If only there were outtakes.