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.

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instanceOf Columbo pilot
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
surface form: United States
director Richard Irving NERFINISHED
editor Edward M. Abroms NERFINISHED
featuresCharacter Dr. Ray Fleming NERFINISHED
Joan Hudson NERFINISHED
firstAired 1968-02-20
followedBy Ransom for a Dead Man NERFINISHED
format television movie
genre crime film
detective fiction
mystery film
hasColumboTrait cat-and-mouse interrogation style
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
William Link NERFINISHED
setting Los Angeles
starring Gene Barry NERFINISHED
Katherine Justice NERFINISHED
Peter Falk NERFINISHED
William Windom NERFINISHED
writer Richard Levinson NERFINISHED
William Link NERFINISHED

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Columbo televisionFilmPilot Prescription: Murder