CinemaOSMovie · 1972 · 1h 35m
Ransom for a Dead Man
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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.

Directed byRichard Irving

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 35m
Language
EN
Released
October 9, 1972
Studios
Universal Television

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Peter Falk

Peter Falk

Columbo

Lee Grant

Lee Grant

Leslie Williams

John Fink

John Fink

Michael Clark

Harold Gould

Harold Gould

Agent Carlson

Patricia Mattick

Patricia Mattick

Margaret Williams

Paul Carr

Paul Carr

Hammond

Jed Allan

Jed Allan

Phil

Charles Macaulay

Charles Macaulay

Richard

Hank Brandt

Hank Brandt

Attorney

Jean Byron

Jean Byron

Pat

Creative team
Directed by
Richard Irving
Richard Irving
Written by
Richard Levinson
William Link
Produced by
Dean Hargrove
Dean Hargrove

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