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Ransom for a Dead Man(1972)
Status: Released
Date: 1972-10-09
73%
51 Votes
Time: 1h 35m
Overview:
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.
Languages: English, French.
Countries:
United States of America
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Movie: Ransom for a Dead Man
Top 10 Billed Cast
Peter Falk
Columbo
Lee Grant
Leslie Williams
John Fink
Michael Clark
Harold Gould
Agent Carlson
Patricia Mattick
Margaret Williams
Paul Carr
Hammond
Jed Allan
Phil
Charles Macaulay
Richard
Hank Brandt
Attorney
Jean Byron
Pat
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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.
Release Date
1972-10-09
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7.275
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