Prescription: Murder
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Prescription: Murder is a 1968 television movie that served as the pilot for the long-running detective series Columbo, introducing Peter Falk’s iconic portrayal of the rumpled, deceptively shrewd homicide lieutenant.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Columbo pilot
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television film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Prescription: Murder (1962 stage play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Harry L. Wolf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costumeDesignFeature | rumpled raincoat worn by Columbo ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Richard Irving NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Edward M. Abroms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Dr. Ray Fleming
NERFINISHED
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Joan Hudson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1968-02-20 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Ransom for a Dead Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | television movie ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
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detective fiction ⓘ mystery film ⓘ |
| hasColumboTrait |
cat-and-mouse interrogation style
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inverted detective story structure ⓘ murderer revealed to audience at beginning ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Lieutenant Columbo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActorPerformance | Peter Falk’s deceptively shrewd characterization of Columbo ⓘ |
| musicBy | Dave Grusin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | introducing Peter Falk’s portrayal of Lieutenant Columbo ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastAs | NBC World Premiere Movie ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| partOf | Columbo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays | first appearance of Peter Falk as Lieutenant Columbo ⓘ |
| producer | Richard Irving NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Universal Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runtime | 98 minutes ⓘ |
| screenplayBy |
Richard Levinson
NERFINISHED
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William Link NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| starring |
Gene Barry
NERFINISHED
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Katherine Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Falk NERFINISHED ⓘ William Windom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Richard Levinson
NERFINISHED
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William Link NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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