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Columbo Goes to the Guillotine

Columbo Goes to the Guillotine

1989
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
TV Episode
1h 38m
An egocentric psychic murders his old mentor, a magician charged to expose him as fraud, by beheading him while he's rehearsing his guillotine trick. (imdb)

Directed by:

Leo Penn
Leo-Penn
19 total credits
Credits include: Any Old Port in a Storm, Matlock, Not Wanted, Columbo Goes to the Guillotine and The Conspirators

Writers:

Richard Levinson
Richard-Levinson
32 total credits
Credits include: Murder by the Book, Murder, She Wrote, The Hindenburg, Prescription: Murder and Death Lends a Hand
,
William Link
William-Link
31 total credits
Credits include: Columbo, Murder by the Book, Murder, She Wrote, Prescription: Murder and Death Lends a Hand
,
William Read Woodfield
William-Read-Woodfield
7 total credits
Credits include: Columbo Goes to the Guillotine, Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star, Satan's Triangle, The Hypnotic Eye and Earth II

Starring:

Peter Falk
Peter-Falk
70 total credits
alk (September 16, 1927 - June 23, 2011) was an American actor, best known for his role as Lieutenant Columbo in the television series Columbo. He appeared in numerous films such as The Princess Bride, The Great Race and Next, and television guest roles and was nominated for an Academy Award twice (for 1960's Murder, Inc. and 1961's Pocketful of Miracles), and won the Emmy Award on five occasions (four for Columbo) and the Golden Globe award once...(Wikipedia)
,
Robert Costanzo
Robert-Costanzo
45 total credits
Credits include: Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, Batman: The Animated Series, Honeymoon in Vegas, Batman and Mr. Freeze: SubZero and The Goodbye Girl
,
Karen Austin
Karen-Austin
9 total credits
Credits include: Summer Rental, Columbo Goes to the Guillotine, Far from Home, The Ladies Club and A Wicked Within
,
Michael Bacall
Michael-Bacall
16 total credits
Credits include: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, 21 Jump Street, Free Willy, 22 Jump Street and Project X
,
Anthony Zerbe
Anthony-Zerbe
39 total credits
Credits include: Cool Hand Luke, Papillon, The Dead Zone, Star Trek: Insurrection and Licence to Kill
,
Anthony Andrews
Anthony-Andrews
26 total credits
Credits include: The King's Speech, The Professor and the Madman, Under the Volcano, Brideshead Revisited and Haunted
,
Alan Fudge
Alan-Fudge
23 total credits
Credits include: Brainstorm, Too Young to Die?, Chiller, Publish or Perish and Bug
,
Charles Howerton
Charles-Howerton
6 total credits
Credits include: The Black Gestapo, Columbo Goes to the Guillotine, Eat My Dust, Up from the Depths and Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype
,
James Greene
James-Greene
11 total credits
Credits include: Johnny English, The Missouri Breaks, Philadelphia Experiment II, Columbo Goes to the Guillotine and Dracula

Franchise:

Columbo

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Columbo Goes to the Guillotine

1989
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
TV Episode
1h 38m
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Ratings & Reviews

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Average Percentile: 57.43%
26 Mar 2024
60
45th
I'd have rated this episode higher if not for the ridiculous ending. Exposing the trick in the institute was interesting. The villain was passable, but I feel like they could have explored trauma and guilt a bit more given his backstory.

Cast & Info

Directed by:

Leo Penn
Leo-Penn
19 total credits
Credits include: Any Old Port in a Storm, Matlock, Not Wanted, Columbo Goes to the Guillotine and The Conspirators

Writers:

Richard Levinson
Richard-Levinson
32 total credits
Credits include: Murder by the Book, Murder, She Wrote, The Hindenburg, Prescription: Murder and Death Lends a Hand
,
William Link
William-Link
31 total credits
Credits include: Columbo, Murder by the Book, Murder, She Wrote, Prescription: Murder and Death Lends a Hand
,
William Read Woodfield
William-Read-Woodfield
7 total credits
Credits include: Columbo Goes to the Guillotine, Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star, Satan's Triangle, The Hypnotic Eye and Earth II

Starring:

Peter Falk
Peter-Falk
70 total credits
alk (September 16, 1927 - June 23, 2011) was an American actor, best known for his role as Lieutenant Columbo in the television series Columbo. He appeared in numerous films such as The Princess Bride, The Great Race and Next, and television guest roles and was nominated for an Academy Award twice (for 1960's Murder, Inc. and 1961's Pocketful of Miracles), and won the Emmy Award on five occasions (four for Columbo) and the Golden Globe award once...(Wikipedia)
,
Robert Costanzo
Robert-Costanzo
45 total credits
Credits include: Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, Batman: The Animated Series, Honeymoon in Vegas, Batman and Mr. Freeze: SubZero and The Goodbye Girl
,
Karen Austin
Karen-Austin
9 total credits
Credits include: Summer Rental, Columbo Goes to the Guillotine, Far from Home, The Ladies Club and A Wicked Within
,
Michael Bacall
Michael-Bacall
16 total credits
Credits include: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, 21 Jump Street, Free Willy, 22 Jump Street and Project X
,
Anthony Zerbe
Anthony-Zerbe
39 total credits
Credits include: Cool Hand Luke, Papillon, The Dead Zone, Star Trek: Insurrection and Licence to Kill
,
Anthony Andrews
Anthony-Andrews
26 total credits
Credits include: The King's Speech, The Professor and the Madman, Under the Volcano, Brideshead Revisited and Haunted
,
Alan Fudge
Alan-Fudge
23 total credits
Credits include: Brainstorm, Too Young to Die?, Chiller, Publish or Perish and Bug
,
Charles Howerton
Charles-Howerton
6 total credits
Credits include: The Black Gestapo, Columbo Goes to the Guillotine, Eat My Dust, Up from the Depths and Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype
,
James Greene
James-Greene
11 total credits
Credits include: Johnny English, The Missouri Breaks, Philadelphia Experiment II, Columbo Goes to the Guillotine and Dracula

Franchise:

Columbo

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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