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Murder by Death (1976)

EnglishFilm197694 minComedy, Crime, Mystery★ 7.1/10

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

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.

Directed by
Robert Moore
Starring
Truman Capote, Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers
Music
Dave Grusin
Released
1976-06-23

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Cast

Truman CapoteTruman CapoteLionel Twain
Alec GuinnessAlec GuinnessButler Jamesir Bensonmum
Peter SellersPeter SellersSidney Wang
David NivenDavid NivenDick Charleston
Maggie SmithMaggie SmithDora Charleston
James CocoJames CocoMilo Perrier
Peter FalkPeter FalkSam Diamond
Eileen BrennanEileen BrennanTess Skeffington
Elsa LanchesterElsa LanchesterJessica Marbles
Estelle WinwoodEstelle WinwoodNurse Withers
Nancy WalkerNancy WalkerKitchen Maid Yetta
James CromwellJames CromwellMarcel Cassette

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