Murder by the Book (1971)

Directed by

Steven Spielberg

Genre

crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 16m

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A mystery novelist murders his business partner to claim full credit and financial control. Police Lieutenant Columbo investigates the seemingly accidental death with his usual persistence.

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What happens

Tödliche Trennung (Originaltitel Murder by the Book) ist die erstmals im Rahmen der NBC-Mystery-Movie-Serie gesendete Premierenepisode der Kriminalfilm-Reihe Columbo aus dem Jahr 1971. Die deutschsprachige Erstausstrahlung folgte 1975 im Deutschen Fernsehen. Der US-amerikanische Schauspieler Jack Cassidy verkörpert als Doppelmörder Ken Franklin den Gegenspieler von Inspektor Columbo, dargestellt von Peter Falk. Der von Regisseur Steven Spielberg inszenierte Fernsehfilm gilt als Hommage an die Columbo-Erfinder Richard Levinson und William Link. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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