Watch Murder by Death (1976) Official Trailer
By the time the world's greatest detectives figure out whodunnit... you could die laughing!
7.2 / 10 IMDb June 23, 1976 1h 34m
Lionel Twain invites the world's five greatest detectives to a 'dinner and murder'. Included are a blind butler, a deaf-mute maid, screams, spinning rooms, secret passages, false identities and more plot turns and twists than are decently allowed.
Director
Runtime
1h 34m
Release Date
June 23, 1976
Genre
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Status
Released
Revenue
$32,511,047
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Writers
Producers
Cast
Truman Capote
as Lionel Twain
Alec Guinness
as Butler Jamesir Bensonmum
Peter Sellers
as Sidney Wang
David Niven
as Dick Charleston
Maggie Smith
as Dora Charleston
James Coco
as Milo Perrier
Peter Falk
as Sam Diamond
Eileen Brennan
as Tess Skeffington
Elsa Lanchester
as Jessica Marbles
Estelle Winwood
as Nurse Withers
Nancy Walker
as Kitchen Maid Yetta
James Cromwell
as Marcel Cassette
Richard Narita
as Willie Wang
Fay Wray
as Door Bell (archive sound) (uncredited)
Production Companies
Rastar ProductionsMurder by Death Official Trailer 1976
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