Murder by Death (1976)

Directed by

Robert Moore

Genre

comedy film, crime film, mystery film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 904 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy eccentric invites the world's greatest detectives to his mansion for a dinner party and a murder mystery. The famous sleuths compete to solve a crime that may or may not be real. It is a spoof of classic whodunit stories.

playfulwhimsicallightheartedcampyfast-pacedwittyfarcicalnostalgic

What happens

Murder by Death is a 1976 American comedy mystery film directed by Robert Moore and written by Neil Simon. The film stars Eileen Brennan, Truman Capote, James Coco, Peter Falk, Alec Guinness, Elsa Lanchester, David Niven, Peter Sellers, Maggie Smith, Nancy Walker, and Estelle Winwood. The plot is a broad parody or spoof of the traditional country-house whodunit, familiar to mystery fiction fans of classics such as Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None. The cast is an ensemble of British and American actors playing send-ups of well-known fictional sleuths, including Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, Charlie Chan, Nick and Nora Charles, and Sam Spade. It also features a rare acting performance by author Truman Capote. The film was presented at the Venice International Film Festival on September 5, 1976. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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