Movie: Prescription: Murder

Top 10 Billed Cast

Peter Falk
Peter Falk

Columbo

Gene Barry
Gene Barry

Dr. Ray Flemming

Katherine Justice
Katherine Justice

Joan Hudson

William Windom
William Windom

Burt Gordon

Nina Foch
Nina Foch

Carol Flemming

Virginia Gregg
Virginia Gregg

Miss Petrie

Andrea King
Andrea King

Cynthia Gordon

Susanne Benton
Susanne Benton

The Blonde

Ena Hartman
Ena Hartman

Nurse

Sherry Boucher
Sherry Boucher

Air Hostess

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  • Overview

    In Columbo's first outing, a psychiatrist uses a patient he is having an affair with to help him kill his wife, but his perfect alibi may come apart at the hands of a seemingly befuddled LAPD lieutenant.

  • Release Date

    1968-02-20

  • Average

    7.75

  • Rating:

    3.9 starts
  • Tagline

    The perfect crime had one flaw.

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

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