Murder by Death(1976)

By the time the world's greatest detectives figure out whodunnit... you could die laughing!

72

1h 34m

  • Comedy,
  • Crime,
  • Mystery

Overview

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.

Cast

  • Truman Capote

    Truman Capote

    Lionel Twain

  • Alec Guinness

    Alec Guinness

    Butler Jamesir Bensonmum

  • Peter Sellers

    Peter Sellers

    Sidney Wang

  • David Niven

    David Niven

    Dick Charleston

  • Maggie Smith

    Maggie Smith

    Dora Charleston

  • James Coco

    James Coco

    Milo Perrier

  • Peter Falk

    Peter Falk

    Sam Diamond

  • Eileen Brennan

    Eileen Brennan

    Tess Skeffington

  • Elsa Lanchester

    Elsa Lanchester

    Jessica Marbles

  • Estelle Winwood

    Estelle Winwood

    Nurse Withers

  • Nancy Walker

    Nancy Walker

    Kitchen Maid Yetta

  • James Cromwell

    James Cromwell

    Marcel Cassette

  • Richard Narita

    Richard Narita

    Willie Wang

  • Fay Wray

    Fay Wray

    Door Bell (archive sound) (uncredited)

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    Status

    Released (Jun 23, 1976)

    Revenue

    $32,511,047

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