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Prescription: Murder
The perfect crime had one flaw.
Feb 20, 1968 · 1h 40m
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Crime
Mystery
Drama
TV Movie
PLOT
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.
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CAST
Peter Falk
Columbo
Gene Barry
Ray Flemming
Katherine Justice
Joan Hudson
William Windom
Burt Gordon
Nina Foch
Carol Flemming
Virginia Gregg
Miss Petrie
Andrea King
Cynthia Gordon
Susanne Benton
Blonde
Directed by
Richard Irving
DETAILS
Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Universal Television
Country
US
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