Ransom for a Dead Man (1971)
- Directed by
- Richard Irving
- Genre
- crime film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 61 voters
- 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.
How it feels
A brilliant lawyer kills her husband and makes it look like a kidnapping gone wrong. Lieutenant Columbo suspects foul play and slowly picks apart her perfect alibi.
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What happens
Lösegeld für einen Toten (Originaltitel: Ransom for a Dead Man) ist der erstmals am 1. März 1971 auf NBC gesendete Pilotfilm der anschließend in Serie produzierten Kriminalfilmreihe Columbo. Nach dem 1968 veröffentlichten Fernsehfilm Mord nach Rezept ermittelt Peter Falk zum zweiten Mal in seiner Paraderolle als Lieutenant Columbo. In dem von Universal Television unter der Regie von Richard Irving gedrehten Fernsehfilm verkörpert die oscarprämierte Schauspielerin Lee Grant die Staranwältin Leslie Williams als Gegenspielerin von Columbo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Prescription: Murder (1968)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.