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78% Critic Match
Prescription: Murder
“The perfect crime had one flaw.”
7.8 / 10• 1968• 1h 40m•NR• English
CrimeMysteryTV MovieDrama
Storyline
In Columbo's first outing, a psychiatrist uses a patient he is having an affair with to help him kill his wife, but his perfect alibi may come apart at the hands of a seemingly befuddled LAPD lieutenant.
Cast & Crew
Peter Falk
Columbo
Lead
Gene Barry
Dr. Ray Flemming
Katherine Justice
Joan Hudson
William Windom
Burt Gordon
Nina Foch
Carol Flemming
Virginia Gregg
Miss Petrie
Andrea King
Cynthia Gordon
Susanne Benton
The Blonde
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Richard Irving's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Prescription: Murder is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
