Murder by Death

Name: Murder by Death
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Released: 1976-06-23
Duration: 1 h 34 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Truman Capote, Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers, David Niven, Maggie Smith

1976·Movie·PG·94 min·★ 7.2(898)

Comedy Crime Mystery More English titles

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

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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About Murder by Death

Murder by Death is a 1976 English-language comedy, crime and mystery film directed by Robert Moore. The cast is led by Truman Capote, Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers. It has a runtime of 1h 34m. Viewers rate it 7.2/10 across 900 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on The Roku Channel.

Murder by Death was produced by Rastar Productions and made in United States of America. It was released on June 23, 1976, and carries a PG certification. At the box office it grossed around $33 million worldwide.

Director: Robert Moore
Writers: Neil Simon
Release date: June 23, 1976
Original language: English
Age rating: PG
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Box office: $33 million
Production: Rastar Productions

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Murder by Death cast & crew

Murder by Death was directed by Robert Moore and written by Neil Simon.

The cast features 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, and James Coco as Milo Perrier.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Dave Grusin, cinematography is by David M. Walsh, and it was produced by Ray Stark.

Is Murder by Death worth watching?

Murder by Death holds an audience score of 7.2/10 from 898 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed comedy films.

At 1h 34m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy comedy, crime, and mystery, Murder by Death is worth a place on your watchlist.

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