Prescription: Murder

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Prescription: Murder is a 1968 television movie that served as the pilot for the long-running detective series Columbo, introducing Peter Falk’s iconic portrayal of the rumpled, deceptively shrewd homicide lieutenant.

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instanceOf Columbo pilot ⓘ
television film ⓘ
basedOn Prescription: Murder (1962 stage play) ⓘ
cinematographyBy Harry L. Wolf ⓘ
costumeDesignFeature rumpled raincoat worn by Columbo ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
director Richard Irving ⓘ
editor Edward M. Abroms ⓘ
featuresCharacter Dr. Ray Fleming ⓘ
Joan Hudson ⓘ
firstAired 1968-02-20 ⓘ
followedBy Ransom for a Dead Man ⓘ
format television movie ⓘ
genre crime film ⓘ
detective fiction ⓘ
mystery film ⓘ
hasColumboTrait cat-and-mouse interrogation style ⓘ
inverted detective story structure ⓘ
murderer revealed to audience at beginning ⓘ
hasMainCharacter Lieutenant Columbo ⓘ
linked to: Columbo
leadActorPerformance Peter Falk’s deceptively shrewd characterization of Columbo ⓘ
musicBy Dave Grusin ⓘ
notableFor introducing Peter Falk’s portrayal of Lieutenant Columbo ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
originallyBroadcastAs NBC World Premiere Movie ⓘ
originalNetwork NBC ⓘ
partOf Columbo ⓘ
portrays first appearance of Peter Falk as Lieutenant Columbo ⓘ
producer Richard Irving ⓘ
productionCompany Universal Television ⓘ
runtime 98 minutes ⓘ
screenplayBy Richard Levinson ⓘ
William Link ⓘ
setting Los Angeles ⓘ
starring Gene Barry ⓘ
Katherine Justice ⓘ
Peter Falk ⓘ
William Windom ⓘ
writer Richard Levinson ⓘ
William Link ⓘ

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Columbo → televisionFilmPilot → Prescription: Murder ⓘ
Prescription: Murder → basedOn → Prescription: Murder (1962 stage play) ⓘ
linked to: Prescription: Murder