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Prescription: Murder(1968)
Status: Released
Date: 1968-02-20
78%
37 Votes
Time: 1h 40m
The perfect crime had one flaw.
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Prescription: Murder
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Peter Falk
Columbo
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
Ena Hartman
Nurse
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