Murder by Death

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

1976 1h 34m EN

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7.1

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★7.1TMDB · 940

ComedyCrimeMystery

Synopsis

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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.

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

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Cast

Truman Capote
Lionel Twain
Alec Guinness
Butler Jamesir Bensonmum
Peter Sellers
Sidney Wang
David Niven
Dick Charleston
Maggie Smith
Dora Charleston
James Coco
Milo Perrier
Peter Falk
Sam Diamond
Eileen Brennan
Tess Skeffington

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Robert Moore
Writers: Neil Simon
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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50 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Robert Moore, shot by David M. Walsh. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Dave Grusin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor John F. Burnett shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Truman Capote and Alec Guinness and Peter Sellers carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

FACT

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

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0074937 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Robert Moore directs. David M. Walsh behind the camera. Dave Grusin scores. John F. Burnett cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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150 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Robert Moore, shot by David M. Walsh. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Dave Grusin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor John F. Burnett shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Truman Capote and Alec Guinness and Peter Sellers carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "By the time the world's greatest detectives figure out whodunnit... you could die laughing!".
7IMDB entry: tt0074937 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 16 themes, including "detective", "butler", "deaf-mute", "guest".

The technical file

Cinematography: David M. Walsh
Original score: Dave Grusin
Editing: John F. Burnett
Production design: Stephen B. Grimes
Costume design: Ann Roth
Makeup / hair: Joe DiBella
Sound: Tex Rudloff
Runtime: 94 min · 1h 34m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $32,511,047
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Murder by Death (1976)

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skateboardin2021-07-03
★ 4/10
A playful parody chock full of casual cruelty, misogyny, ableism, and racism. There is sincerely funny stuff here, but you’ll need to sit through a lot of junk to see it.
Mouseater2023-03-07
★ 10/10
A movie from a time when people were not so easily offended. Lots of fun humor and laughs to be had if you sit back and enjoy the movie for what it is, a comedy from the 70s.