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1972

Ransom for a Dead Man

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.

Credits

Director

Richard Irving

Producers

Dean Hargrove , Richard Irving

Writers

Richard Levinson , William Link

Cinematographer

Lionel Lindon

Composer

Billy Goldenberg

Cast

Peter Falk , Lee Grant , John Fink , Harold Gould , Patricia Mattick , Paul Carr , Jed Allan , Charles Macaulay , Hank Brandt , Jean Byron

Studio

Universal Television

Genres

Drama Crime TV Movie Mystery

Posters

4
Ransom for a Dead Man (1972) theatrical poster - US
US theatrical
Ransom for a Dead Man (1972) international poster - US
US international
Ransom for a Dead Man (1972) character poster - US
US character
Ransom for a Dead Man (1972) teaser poster - US
US teaser

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