Peter Falk, Robert Culp, Ray Milland, Eddie Albert, Suzanne Pleshette, Don Ameche, Leslie Neilsen, Roddy McDowall. Originally aired on television during the 1971-1972 season. Special features: includes two original 'Columbo' movies: "Prescription: Murder" and "Ransom for a dead man."
Contents:
disc 5. Blueprint for murder / writer, Steven Bochco; story, William Kelley, Ted Leighton; director, Peter Falk. Ransom for a dead man / writer, Dean Hargrove; story, Richard Levinson, William Link; director, Richard Irving -- disc 2. Murder by the book / writer, Steve Bocho; director, Steven Spielberg ; Death lends a hand / Richard Levinson, William Link; director, Bernard L. Kowalski ; disc 3. Dead Weight / writer, John T. Dugan; director, Jack Smight ; Suitable for framing / writer, Jackson Gillis; director, Hy Averback -- disc 4. Lady in waiting / writer, Steven Bochco; story, Barney Slater; director, Norman Lloyd ; Short fuse / writer, Jackson Gillis; story, Lester Pine, Tina Pine, Jackson Gillis; director, Edward M. Abroms -- disc 5. Blueprint for murder / writer, Steven Bochco; story, William Kelley, Ted Leighton; director, Peter Falk.
Summary:
Columbo, a disheveled, cigar-chomping, trench coat-wearing police lieutenant, who appears to be an incompetent bumbler. Despite his appearance, Columbo is the shrewdest, most resourceful detective in the LAPD.
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