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      Columbo

      TV-G 1968 1h 39m Mystery & Thriller List
      Reviews 80% 250+ Ratings Audience Score Dr. Ray Flemming (Gene Barry) is a psychologist with a wealthy wife (Nina Foch). One night, at the couple's anniversary party, Ray receives a call from his patient and mistress, Joan (Katherine Justice). Ray's wife suspects that the two are having an affair and threatens to divorce him. Ray and Joan conspire to kill Ray's wife, with Joan providing the alibi. The pair are sure they've gotten away with their crime until Lt. Columbo (Peter Falk) starts sniffing around. Read More Read Less Watch on Peacock Stream Now

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      Bob J Peter Falk is unsurpassed as the unflappable detective! Too bad they don't make em like this anymore. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/14/23 Full Review Donald A After viewing the latter Columbo episodes and coming back to the previous pilots, I find myself highly amused by Columbo's almost boyish quality. Yes, his performance is good. Gene Barry's murderer is one of the most calculating and meticulous of the series, providing some of the most fascinating criminal insight into the forthcoming episodes. Katherine Justice's mistress, is, however, the best performance in the film. She is broken, it seems, and then, unrelenting. Coupled with a great ending and a wealth of quirks that were to become staples of the legendary show, "Prescription: Murder" is a Columbo film that is not to be left out of the lineup. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Funny, cleaver writing and Peter Falk is perfect! The blue print for shows like Monk and Psych. Enjoy!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/30/20 Full Review Audience Member One of my favourite TV films so far. Very clever plot and main characters. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member The television movie that started it all for Peter Falk as Lt. Detective Columbo and none finer script than this one. Tough to find anything about it free on the internet. [img]http://www.wearysloth.com/Gallery/ActorsF/tve5480-1-78.jpg[/img] a far cry from the Columbo we later knew, short hair! SEE only the first TWO scenes in this short collection of clips that came from the film, the rest are from other films: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNvzRnotGsY A highly successful psychiatrist (Gene Barry) and the beautiful patient he is in love kill his wife and have it appear to be a robbery that resulted in murder...but police Lieutenant Columbo has his doubts. [img]https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTTxYY-g7LUDQqn-6G-foj-CnuFQbHkeDx7ZylMPZIFHewPyFdU[/img] Gene Barry Features Gene Barry as the killer, a popular (though now sadly forgotten) movie star that made the transition to television. Barry would have been a pretty good James Bond as he had a suave and debonaire personality. Maybe he was approached for the role, don't know. [img]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xwoN87xGVb4/UIfdKI6arvI/AAAAAAAALqM/5napc876Pak/s400/Prescription+Murder+(1968).jpg[/img] The girl he killed for.... REVIEWS: 60% The crime thriller Prescription: Murder marks the debut of Peter Falk as Lt. Columbo. Adapted from a stage play a philandering psychiatrist attempts ... 100% One of the best pilots to a TV show ever! Peter Falk does a great job! It's fun to watch Columbo, it's like taking a sitcom character and moving him... [img]https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRJLx-X02KGsKyYLD6TGSuLrJezb--zufh_rRREz62JUVygJ0JO[/img] Gene Barry is the smug, self assured psychiatrist in this one NOTES: 1 The writers say Columbo was not given a first name. [img]https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRy5ZN_J_QfTA8zvztdCshzxOyANwobjVZqgiULDlm0YzXlulpJ[/img] The plot to murder his wife ensuses in this scene Complete credited cast: Peter Falk Lt. Columbo Gene Barry Dr. Ray Flemming Katherine Justice Joan Hudson William Windom Burt Gordon Nina Foch Carol Flemming Virginia Gregg Miss Petrie Andrea King Cynthia Gordon Susanne Benton The Blonde Ena Hartman Nurse Sherry Boucher Air Hostess Anthony James Tommy [img]http://cdn.static.ovimg.com/episode/5705.jpg[/img] Directed by: Richard Irving Runtime: 1 hour 40 minutes, not stereo (mono) Original air date: February 20, 1968 Network: NBC [img]http://www.wearysloth.com/Gallery/TVEpGallery/tve78-1.jpg[/img] Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Terribly busy and important high flyer murders someone. At first he's incredibly polite and obliging go Lt. Columbo, who he underestimates due to his disheveled appearance, but gradually he gets more and more irritable as the noose closes around his neck. Standard! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      David Parkinson Radio Times This superbly scripted thriller marked the small-screen debut of an American TV legend. Rated: 4/5 Oct 20, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Dr. Ray Flemming (Gene Barry) is a psychologist with a wealthy wife (Nina Foch). One night, at the couple's anniversary party, Ray receives a call from his patient and mistress, Joan (Katherine Justice). Ray's wife suspects that the two are having an affair and threatens to divorce him. Ray and Joan conspire to kill Ray's wife, with Joan providing the alibi. The pair are sure they've gotten away with their crime until Lt. Columbo (Peter Falk) starts sniffing around.
      Director
      Richard Irving
      Screenwriter
      Richard Levinson, William Link
      Production Co
      Universal/Universal Int
      Rating
      TV-G
      Genre
      Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Oct 14, 2019
      Runtime
      1h 39m
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