

Prescription: Murder
1968-02-20 · 100 min · ★ 7.8
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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- Directors
- Richard Irving
- Production companies
- Universal Television
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Peter FalkColumbo
Gene BarryRay Flemming
Katherine JusticeJoan Hudson
William WindomBurt Gordon
Nina FochCarol Flemming
Virginia GreggMiss Petrie
Andrea KingCynthia Gordon
Susanne BentonBlonde
Ena HartmanNurse
Anthony JamesTommy
Frank BakerMan in Park (uncredited)
Clark HowatDoctor (uncredited)
Mark RussellPoliceman (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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