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Episode 7

The Most Dangerous Match

The Most Dangerous Match

1973
Drama, Crime
TV Episode
1h 14m
Chess grandmaster Emmett Clayton's title, not to mention his ego, are threatened when an ex-girlfriend convinces retired Soviet player Tomlin Dudek to challenge him. Dudek is Clayton's superior in every way at chess, but Clayton refuses to accept defeat. He plots to murder his erstwhile rival before the match can take place. (imdb)

Directed by:

Edward M. Abroms
Edward-M-Abroms
2 total credits
Credits include: Short Fuse, The Most Dangerous Match, Fires of Hell and Target: Steve Austin

Writer:

Jackson Gillis
Jackson-Gillis
19 total credits
Credits include: Suitable for Framing, Short Fuse, Double Shock, Requiem for a Falling Star and The Most Dangerous Match

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)
,
Laurence Harvey
Laurence-Harvey
54 total credits
Credits include: The Manchurian Candidate, Darling, The Alamo, Room at the Top and Butterfield 8
,
Lloyd Bochner
Lloyd-Bochner
37 total credits
Credits include: The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear, Point Blank, Ulzana's Raid, Mazes and Monsters and The Dunwich Horror
,
Jack Kruschen
Jack-Kruschen
40 total credits
Credits include: The Apartment, Cape Fear, The War of the Worlds, McLintock! and No Way Out
,
Oscar Beregi Jr.
Oscar-Beregi-Jr
14 total credits
Credits include: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask, The Incredible Mr. Limpet, Morituri, The Most Dangerous Match and The Rip Van Winkle Caper
,
Heidi Brühl
Heidi-Brhl
7 total credits
Credits include: The Eiger Sanction, The Most Dangerous Match, Captain Sindbad, Die Mädels vom Immenhof and Hochzeit auf Immenhof
,
Paul Jenkins
Paul-Jenkins
3 total credits
Credits include: The Most Dangerous Match, Inhumans and Night Games
,
Michael Fox
Michael-Fox
12 total credits
Credits include: Étude in Black, The Most Dangerous Match, War of the Satellites, Nightmare as a Child and Mr. Dingle, the Strong
,
Stuart Nisbet
Stuart-Nisbet
9 total credits
Credits include: The Most Dangerous Match, How to Frame a Figg, Population: Zero, Your Three Minutes Are Up and Murderous Vision

Franchise:

Columbo

Genres:

Drama, Crime, Mystery

Country:

USA

Language:

English

The Most Dangerous Match

1973
Drama, Crime
TV Episode
1h 14m
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Ratings & Reviews

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Average Percentile: 58.4%
30 Aug 2023
70
71st
This was a refreshingly personal episode. The interactions between the killer and his victim felt genuine and tragic. You feel a shred of sympathy for a psychopath because of how well this episode depicts their anguish. This episode took time to let you get to know the victim, a rarity among Columbo episodes where most victims end up as props within the first 5 minutes.
29 Aug 2008
68
71st
A good one. Dramatic.

Cast & Info

Directed by:

Edward M. Abroms
Edward-M-Abroms
2 total credits
Credits include: Short Fuse, The Most Dangerous Match, Fires of Hell and Target: Steve Austin

Writer:

Jackson Gillis
Jackson-Gillis
19 total credits
Credits include: Suitable for Framing, Short Fuse, Double Shock, Requiem for a Falling Star and The Most Dangerous Match

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)
,
Laurence Harvey
Laurence-Harvey
54 total credits
Credits include: The Manchurian Candidate, Darling, The Alamo, Room at the Top and Butterfield 8
,
Lloyd Bochner
Lloyd-Bochner
37 total credits
Credits include: The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear, Point Blank, Ulzana's Raid, Mazes and Monsters and The Dunwich Horror
,
Jack Kruschen
Jack-Kruschen
40 total credits
Credits include: The Apartment, Cape Fear, The War of the Worlds, McLintock! and No Way Out
,
Oscar Beregi Jr.
Oscar-Beregi-Jr
14 total credits
Credits include: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask, The Incredible Mr. Limpet, Morituri, The Most Dangerous Match and The Rip Van Winkle Caper
,
Heidi Brühl
Heidi-Brhl
7 total credits
Credits include: The Eiger Sanction, The Most Dangerous Match, Captain Sindbad, Die Mädels vom Immenhof and Hochzeit auf Immenhof
,
Paul Jenkins
Paul-Jenkins
3 total credits
Credits include: The Most Dangerous Match, Inhumans and Night Games
,
Michael Fox
Michael-Fox
12 total credits
Credits include: Étude in Black, The Most Dangerous Match, War of the Satellites, Nightmare as a Child and Mr. Dingle, the Strong
,
Stuart Nisbet
Stuart-Nisbet
9 total credits
Credits include: The Most Dangerous Match, How to Frame a Figg, Population: Zero, Your Three Minutes Are Up and Murderous Vision

Franchise:

Columbo

Genres:

Drama, Crime, Mystery

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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