Murder by Death (1976)

  • PG
  • 06/23/1976 (US)
  • Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
  • 1h 34m

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

Overview

Lionel Twain invites the world's five greatest detectives to a 'dinner and murder'. Included are a blind butler, a deaf-mute maid, screams, spinning rooms, secret passages, false identities and more plot turns and twists than are decently allowed.

Robert Moore

Director

Neil Simon

Writer

Cast

Truman Capote's headshot

Truman Capote

Lionel Twain
Alec Guinness's headshot

Alec Guinness

Butler Jamesir Bensonmum
Peter Sellers's headshot

Peter Sellers

Sidney Wang
David Niven's headshot

David Niven

Dick Charleston
Maggie Smith's headshot

Maggie Smith

Dora Charleston
James Coco's headshot

James Coco

Milo Perrier
Peter Falk's headshot

Peter Falk

Sam Diamond
Eileen Brennan's headshot

Eileen Brennan

Tess Skeffington

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