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Prescription: Murder
Prescription: Murder
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Prescription: Murder

Prescription: Murder

Prescription: Murder

1968
Drama, Crime
TV Movie
1h 40m
Doctor Ray Flemming is a psichiatrist, he is married to Carol who is a rich woman and one of his patients is Joan Hudson who is also his lover. Ray decides to murder his wife with Joan's help. And so he does, making sure he has a perfect alibi. Lt. Columbo is in charge of the investigation and he is almost sure that Doctor Flemming is guilty. So a duel starts between the cold Doctor and the seemingly naive detective. (imdb)

Directed by:

Richard Irving
Richard-Irving-b
4 total credits
Credits include: Prescription: Murder, Exo-Man, Cutter and The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

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

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)
,
Nina Foch
Nina-Foch
55 total credits
Credits include: Spartacus, An American in Paris, Pumpkin, How to Deal and Hush
,
William Windom
William-Windom
57 total credits
Credits include: Escape from the Planet of the Apes, True Crime, Sommersby, Brewster McCloud and She's Having a Baby
,
Gene Barry
Gene-Barry
33 total credits
Credits include: The War of the Worlds, Forty Guns, Thunder Road, Prescription: Murder and China Gate
,
Andrea King
Andrea-King
24 total credits
Credits include: Ride the Pink Horse, The Beast with Five Fingers, Prescription: Murder, The Man I Love and Band of Angels
,
Katherine Justice
Katherine-Justice
8 total credits
Credits include: Prescription: Murder, Five Card Stud, Captain America II: Death Too Soon, The Stepmother and Frasier, the Sensuous Lion
,
Virginia Gregg
Virginia-Gregg
48 total credits
Credits include: Notorious, Operation Petticoat, Body and Soul, The Night Stalker and The Hanging Tree

Franchise:

Columbo

Genres:

Drama, Crime, Mystery

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Prescription: Murder

1968
Drama, Crime
TV Movie
1h 40m
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Average Percentile: 64.05%
11 Mar 2023
80
75th
Personally, I'd see another doctor if this was their prescription. Trying to search the internet to figure out if Columbo has the most BDE in TV history.
31 Jul 2023
70
71st
At first I thought the ending trick was a bit much, but considering how it tied into the antagonist's early statement of "people see what they want to see," made it a pretty clever twist. Definitely a good start to this charming series.
28 Feb 2020
60
35th
And with this, we see the start of one of the greatest characters in film and television come to life. Peter Falk would go onto play Detective Columbo for 35 years. Now to get to brass tax, Perscription: Murder doesn't come anywhere near the best Columbo episodes. It's important because it was the first pilot. Similar to Star Trek's "The Cage," this is a rough sketch with many of the ideas in place, but everything isn't quite right.
04 Oct 2013
80
86th
Another solid thriller.
01 Nov 2012
90
98th
Like Dial M for Murder. Perfect!
29 Apr 2012
9
86th
Extremely intelligently written and acted, not even considering that this is 60's television. It doesn't need to hide behind thrillers by Chabrol, the only real problems are in result of the budget and format.
08 Sep 2008
85
94th
Great stuff. Peter Falk is golden as the shabby Lt. Columbo, and Gene Barry even better as the cold, calculating and intelligent Dr. Ray Flemming. My first Columbo outing and now I can't wait for the rest.
21 Jul 2008
70
76th
One long conversation here, a freebie "psychoanalysis session" Columbo manages to coax out of the vain Flemming, covering both of them, remains a true highlight of this series. Anyway it's amazing how fully formed the series' concept already is in this first "pilot" Columbo feature.

Cast & Info

Directed by:

Richard Irving
Richard-Irving-b
4 total credits
Credits include: Prescription: Murder, Exo-Man, Cutter and The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

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

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)
,
Nina Foch
Nina-Foch
55 total credits
Credits include: Spartacus, An American in Paris, Pumpkin, How to Deal and Hush
,
William Windom
William-Windom
57 total credits
Credits include: Escape from the Planet of the Apes, True Crime, Sommersby, Brewster McCloud and She's Having a Baby
,
Gene Barry
Gene-Barry
33 total credits
Credits include: The War of the Worlds, Forty Guns, Thunder Road, Prescription: Murder and China Gate
,
Andrea King
Andrea-King
24 total credits
Credits include: Ride the Pink Horse, The Beast with Five Fingers, Prescription: Murder, The Man I Love and Band of Angels
,
Katherine Justice
Katherine-Justice
8 total credits
Credits include: Prescription: Murder, Five Card Stud, Captain America II: Death Too Soon, The Stepmother and Frasier, the Sensuous Lion
,
Virginia Gregg
Virginia-Gregg
48 total credits
Credits include: Notorious, Operation Petticoat, Body and Soul, The Night Stalker and The Hanging Tree

Franchise:

Columbo

Genres:

Drama, Crime, Mystery

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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