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Ransom for a Dead Man

  • Movie
  • 1972
  • 1h 35m

Directed by Richard Irving

7.3

TMDB audience rating
7.3 out of 10 from 62 votes

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A brilliant attorney gets rid of her boring husband by faking his kidnapping and keeping the ransom. The FBI may be fooled, but not Columbo.

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Cast and crew

  • Peter Falk

    Peter FalkColumbo

  • Lee Grant

    Lee GrantLeslie Williams

  • John Fink

    John FinkMichael Clark

  • Harold Gould

    Harold GouldAgent Carlson

  • Patricia Mattick

    Patricia MattickMargaret Williams

  • Paul Carr

    Paul CarrHammond

  • Jed Allan

    Jed AllanPhil

  • Charles Macaulay

    Charles MacaulayRichard

  • Hank Brandt

    Hank BrandtAttorney

  • Jean Byron

    Jean ByronPat

  • Richard RoatPerkins

  • Norma Connolly

    Norma ConnollyCelia

  • Harlan WardePaul Williams

  • Bill Walker

    Bill WalkerCrowell

  • Timothy Carey

    Timothy CareyBert

  • Judson MorganJudge

  • Richard O'Brien

    Richard O'BrienPriest

  • Celeste Yarnall

    Celeste YarnallGloria

Director
Richard Irving
Writer
Richard Levinson and William Link
Music
Billy Goldenberg
Cinematography
Lionel Lindon