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Murder by Death is a 1976 American mystery comedy film with a cast featuring Eileen Brennan, Truman Capote, James Coco, Peter Falk, Alec Guinness, Elsa Lanchester, David Niven, Peter Sellers, Maggie Smith, Nancy Walker, and Estelle Winwood, written by Neil Simon and directed by Robert Moore.
The plot is a spoof of the traditional country-house whodunit, familiar to mystery fiction fans of classics such as Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None. The cast is an ensemble of British and American actors playing send-ups of well-known fictional sleuths, including Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, Charlie Chan, Nick and Nora Charles, and Sam Spade.
So I was watching this classic film this weekend, it got me to thinking how many of the Murder by Death's cast have died from death... Neil Simon, Eileen Brennan, Truman Capote, James Coco, Peter Falk, Alec Guinness, Elsa Lanchester, David Niven, Peter Sellers...
Classic WHO-DUN-IT film... so who was the Murderer?
-Jeremy [Retro]
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Well, most of the cast is really old now...
ReplyDeleteIt did have a lot of stars in it.
This film sounds like a hoot! Would love to watch.
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One of our favorite movies....
ReplyDeleteA great cast and an enjoyable film....
I bet those actors had a great time making that movie.
ReplyDeleteI've always loved David Niven and I see him in Jude Law now...
ReplyDeleteLike Dezmond, I have always thought David Niven a class act ... which is why I included him in HER BONES ARE IN THE BADLANDS as a character. Thanks for dropping by my blog today and commenting! :-)
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