Comedy ·Crime ·Mystery ·Thriller · United States of America · 1976 · 1h 34m

Murder by Death

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Director
Robert Moore
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
Crew
David M. Walsh — Director of Photography John F. Burnett — Editor Dave Grusin — Original Music Composer Neil Simon — Writer Ray Stark — Producer Stephen B. Grimes — Production Design
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

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Mood & Themes
detectivebutlerdeaf-muteguestparodymurderspoofmansionwhodunitcadaverone nightsidekick
Key Collaborators
Robert Moore Director David M. Walsh Director of Photography John F. Burnett Editor Dave Grusin Original Music Composer Neil Simon Writer Ray Stark Producer Stephen B. Grimes Production Design Ann Roth Costume Design
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