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Episode 7

Swan Song

Swan Song

1974
Drama, Crime
TV Episode
1h 38m
A popular folk singer's plane has crashed. Two passengers have died, and one has escaped with minor injuries. Was it really an accident? How could it not have been? Or, was it really a nearly perfect murder? Columbo is called in to find out. (imdb)

Directed by:

Nicholas Colasanto
Nicholas-Colasanto
14 total credits
Nicholas Colasanto has 14 credits at Criticker, including: Raging Bull, Family Plot, Fat City, Cheers and Étude in Black

Writers:

David Rayfiel
David-Rayfiel
12 total credits
David Rayfiel has 12 credits at Criticker, including: The Firm, 3 Days of the Condor, Sabrina, The Way We Were and Round Midnight
,
Stanley Ralph Ross
Stanley-Ralph-Ross
9 total credits
Stanley Ralph Ross has 9 credits at Criticker, including: Any Old Port in a Storm, Swan Song, Wonder Woman, Superman and Gold of the Amazon Women

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)
,
John Randolph
John-Randolph
35 total credits
John Randolph has 35 credits at Criticker, including: You've Got Mail, Christmas Vacation, All the President's Men, Serpico and Seconds
,
Bill McKinney
Bill-McKinney
29 total credits
Bill McKinney has 29 credits at Criticker, including: First Blood, Deliverance, The Outlaw Josey Wales, The Parallax View and Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
,
John Dehner
John-Dehner
92 total credits
John Dehner was an American actor in radio, television, and films, playing countless roles, often as a droll villain. Between 1941 and 1988, he appeared in over 260 films and television programs.
,
Ida Lupino
Ida-Lupino
79 total credits
Ida Lupino has 79 credits at Criticker, including: High Sierra, The Hitch-Hiker and On Dangerous Ground
,
Sorrell Booke
Sorrell-Booke
28 total credits
Sorrell Booke has 28 credits at Criticker, including: Fail-Safe, What's Up, Doc?, Slaughterhouse-Five, Rock-A-Doodle and Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers
,
Janit Baldwin
Janit-Baldwin
7 total credits
Janit Baldwin has 7 credits at Criticker, including: Prime Cut, Swan Song, Humongous, Ruby and 'Gator Bait
,
Johnny Cash
Johnny-Cash
27 total credits
Johnny Cash has 27 credits at Criticker, including: Walk the Line, The Hunted, Swan Song, Five Minutes to Live and A Gunfight
,
Richard Caine
Richard-Caine
2 total credits
Richard Caine has 2 credits at Criticker, including: Swan Song and The Elixir

Franchise:

Columbo

Genres:

Drama, Crime, Mystery

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Swan Song

1974
Drama, Crime
TV Episode
1h 38m
Avg Percentile 63.94% from 51 total ratings

Ratings & Reviews

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Compact view
Avg Percentile 63.94% from 51 total ratings
Rated 18 Dec 2008
65
66th
Apparently, Johnny Cash was a better actor than he was a singer.
Rated 27 Oct 2023
70
71st
The start is solid, giving both motive and an interesting setup. I enjoyed the interactions with Mr. Pengborn and others. The entire investigation was top notch Columbo with no asspulls. And the killer was refreshingly not as arrogant as most Columbo's cases. One thing I disliked was the last line claiming the killer couldn't be all bad because of his beautiful voice. They were not just a killer, they were a rapist pedophile that killed their own victim to cover it up! Uniquely deplorable.
Rated 02 Nov 2020
75
71st
Did Johnny Cash himself write the episode? It's almost a fabulous Eminem style murder fantasy.
Rated 04 Oct 2020
70
54th
Johnny Cash is indeed good, playing extremely against type as a philandering pill-popping country singer. Ha. Except June was an angel, sent by the lord on high, and his wife here is a ball-buster, who Johnny kills in the sky. Ha.
Rated 24 Dec 2013
3
73rd
Relied on a couple too many Sherlock style minutia-catching moments but Cash was a surprisingly good baddie.

Cast & Info

Directed by:

Nicholas Colasanto
Nicholas-Colasanto
14 total credits
Nicholas Colasanto has 14 credits at Criticker, including: Raging Bull, Family Plot, Fat City, Cheers and Étude in Black

Writers:

David Rayfiel
David-Rayfiel
12 total credits
David Rayfiel has 12 credits at Criticker, including: The Firm, 3 Days of the Condor, Sabrina, The Way We Were and Round Midnight
,
Stanley Ralph Ross
Stanley-Ralph-Ross
9 total credits
Stanley Ralph Ross has 9 credits at Criticker, including: Any Old Port in a Storm, Swan Song, Wonder Woman, Superman and Gold of the Amazon Women

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)
,
John Randolph
John-Randolph
35 total credits
John Randolph has 35 credits at Criticker, including: You've Got Mail, Christmas Vacation, All the President's Men, Serpico and Seconds
,
Bill McKinney
Bill-McKinney
29 total credits
Bill McKinney has 29 credits at Criticker, including: First Blood, Deliverance, The Outlaw Josey Wales, The Parallax View and Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
,
John Dehner
John-Dehner
92 total credits
John Dehner was an American actor in radio, television, and films, playing countless roles, often as a droll villain. Between 1941 and 1988, he appeared in over 260 films and television programs.
,
Ida Lupino
Ida-Lupino
79 total credits
Ida Lupino has 79 credits at Criticker, including: High Sierra, The Hitch-Hiker and On Dangerous Ground
,
Sorrell Booke
Sorrell-Booke
28 total credits
Sorrell Booke has 28 credits at Criticker, including: Fail-Safe, What's Up, Doc?, Slaughterhouse-Five, Rock-A-Doodle and Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers
,
Janit Baldwin
Janit-Baldwin
7 total credits
Janit Baldwin has 7 credits at Criticker, including: Prime Cut, Swan Song, Humongous, Ruby and 'Gator Bait
,
Johnny Cash
Johnny-Cash
27 total credits
Johnny Cash has 27 credits at Criticker, including: Walk the Line, The Hunted, Swan Song, Five Minutes to Live and A Gunfight
,
Richard Caine
Richard-Caine
2 total credits
Richard Caine has 2 credits at Criticker, including: Swan Song and The Elixir

Franchise:

Columbo

Genres:

Drama, Crime, Mystery

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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