Prescription: Murder

“The perfect crime had one flaw.”

7.8/ 10 40 votes 1968-02-20 1h 40m 3 popularity

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.

Director: Richard Irving

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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

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