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Columbo (1971)

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Columbo is a landmark production that has left its mark on television history as one of the most original examples of the detective series genre. Beginning in 1971 and reaching audiences across many seasons over the years, the ser…

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Columbo (1971)

Overview

Columbo is a landmark production that has left its mark on television history as one of the most original examples of the detective series genre. Beginning in 1971 and reaching audiences across many seasons over the years, the series completely reverses the classic "whodunit" formula, embracing a "howcatchem" approach instead. The character of Lieutenant Columbo, played by Peter Falk, is an iconic detective etched into viewers' memories through his wrinkled trench coat, disheveled appearance, and constant pretense of forgetfulness. By revealing to the audience from the outset who committed the crime in each episode, the show's producers built the central intrigue around how Columbo would cleverly corner the culprit through his interrogation techniques. This approach broke the conventional detective narrative patterns of the time and brought fresh air to the genre. The series, which can be examined for reference on The Movie Database, also features character actors like Danny Goldman, forming a rich ensemble cast.

Plot

Each episode presents an independent story and typically opens with a murder committed by a wealthy, powerful individual holding a respected position in society. The viewer sees from the very beginning how the crime was planned and carried out; as a result, the tension shifts from the question of "who is the culprit" to the curiosity of "how will Columbo solve this seemingly perfect plan." From the moment he appears on screen, Lieutenant Columbo puts suspects at ease with his ordinary, somewhat absent-minded, and seemingly insignificant demeanor. However, behind this appearance lies a sharp power of observation, a patient analytical process, and an obsessive attention to detail. In his conversations with suspects, he catches small inconsistencies, constantly returning to say "just one more thing," creating psychological pressure. This method has, over time, become the series' signature. Since each episode presents a different murder case and a different killer profile, viewers encounter a constantly fresh story despite the repeating structure.

Why Watch It?

Columbo holds a special place in television history thanks to the innovative perspective it brought to the detective genre. First of all, by revealing the crime from the outset, the viewer ceases to be a passive observer; by analyzing how Columbo gathers clues and which details he fixates on, the audience becomes practically a partner in the detective's thought process. Peter Falk's performance balances the character's likability with his intelligence, creating an unforgettable detective portrait. Additionally, encountering a different criminal profile in each episode offers fascinating observations on human psychology; themes such as wealth, power, arrogance, and excessive self-confidence are explored repeatedly. The production, which retains the cinematic quality of its era, employs a simple yet effective visual language. A must-watch for classic detective fiction fans, the series is also a satisfying option for those seeking a character-driven, dialogue-heavy viewing experience.

Who Is It For?

Columbo is ideal for viewers seeking a production built on intellectual games, dialogue, and character analysis rather than fast-paced action scenes. It is a perfect choice for those who enjoy classic detective stories, who like Agatha Christie-style mysteries but want to experience a different narrative technique. It will also appeal to viewers who are fond of older productions and are looking for a nostalgic television experience. It is a satisfying production for those who prefer mental battles over intense violence scenes and who admire patient characters with strong observational skills. On the other hand, the pace may sometimes feel slow for younger audiences expecting constant action and surprises.

Pros and Cons

Pros:

1. Peter Falk's unforgettable performance and the character's distinctive personality

2. The innovative narrative style the "howcatchem" format brought to the genre

3. A rich exploration of human psychology through different criminal profiles in each episode

Cons:

1. In some episodes, the pace may feel slow for modern viewers

2. The repetitive narrative structure can become monotonous when watched in long succession

Genre and Tone

The series has created a unique subgenre within the detective genre. Rather than evoking suspense, the production stirs a sense of intellectual curiosity while skillfully blending in elements of dark humor. Columbo's calm, sarcastic, and patient demeanor stands out as a balancing element that softens the tension. Overall, the tone is measured, elegant, and occasionally ironic.

Runtime and Viewing Experience

Episodes are generally presented as long-format television films and can run longer than a typical episode. This allows each story to be developed in depth. Viewers should be prepared to devote more time per episode, but this length ensures that character development and interrogation scenes are satisfying.

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Final Assessment

Columbo has secured its place among the classics of television history through its original perspective on the detective genre and its unforgettable lead character. With its witty dialogue, patient storytelling, and sharp observations on human nature, it is a timeless production capable of appealing to audiences both of its era and of today.

Details

DirectorSteven Spielberg

WriterMenno Meyjes

StatusReleased

CountryUnited States of America

LanguageEnglish, Portuguese, Spanish

Budget$15,000,000

Revenue$146,300,000

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Cast (1118)

Peter Falk

John Finnegan

Barney, Sergeant, Guard, Sean Jarvis, Lieutenant Dreyer, Quentin Corbett, Carl, Workman #1, Police Chief, Assistant Director

Bruce Kirby

Sergeant Kramer, Phil Brindle, Lab Attendant, TV Repairman

Mike Lally

TV Cameraman, Security Guard (uncredited), Parking Lot Guard (uncredited), Michael Lally (uncredited), Waiter (uncredited), Police Photographer (uncredited), Scientist (uncredited), Bartender

Shera Danese

Vanessa Barsini, Geraldine Ferguson, Eve Plummer, Trish Fairbanks, Cathleen Calvert, Molly

Vito Scotti

Thomas Dolan, Mr. Grindell, Maitre D', Salvatore De Fonte, Vito, Chadwick

Ed McCready

Detective #2, Man in Bar, Ed, Plainclothesman, Security Guard

Robert Culp

Paul Hanlon, Investigator Brimmer, Jordan Rowe, Bart Kepple

Patrick McGoohan

Patrick McGoohan

Nelson Brenner, Eric Prince, Oscar Finch

Val Avery

Ralph Dobbs, Harry Barnes, Artie Jessup

Jerome Guardino

Jerome Guardino

Sergeant Burke, Harris

Sezonlar

Gelince haber ver

10 sezon · toplam 67 bölüm

Sezon 1

1971

Sezon 1

7 bölüm

Sezon 2

1972

Sezon 2

8 bölüm

Sezon 3

1973

Sezon 3

8 bölüm

Sezon 4

1974

Sezon 4

6 bölüm

Sezon 5

1975

Sezon 5

6 bölüm

Sezon 6

1976

Sezon 6

3 bölüm

Sezon 7

1977

Sezon 7

5 bölüm

Sezon 8

1989

Sezon 8

4 bölüm

Sezon 9

1989

Sezon 9

6 bölüm

Sezon 10

1990

Sezon 10

14 bölüm

Sezon 1 · 7 bölüm

Murder by the Book · 15.09.1971 · 76 dk
One member of a mystery-writing-team decides to kill his more talented partner when the better writer decides to go solo.
Death Lends a Hand · 06.10.1971 · 76 dk
A private investigator kills his client's wife after she threatens to expose his blackmail scheme. The client then hires the detective to assist Columbo in the …
Dead Weight · 27.10.1971 · 76 dk
A famous general kills a business associate, then woos a neurotic female witness to thwart Columbo's investigation.
Suitable for Framing · 17.11.1971 · 76 dk
An art critic, Dale Kingston, kills his uncle for his valuable collection of paintings. All the clues lead to the dead man's first wife. Can Columbo correct the…
Lady in Waiting · 15.12.1971 · 75 dk
A woman shoots her overbearing brother, claiming she thought he was a burglar. Columbo doesn't buy the self-defense claim - he know's it's murder.
Short Fuse · 19.01.1972 · 75 dk
A chemist rigs a bomb in his uncle's car to gain control of his uncle's company, then plants clues to make Columbo suspicious of the company's Vice-President.
Blueprint for Murder · 09.02.1972 · 75 dk
An architect kills his business partner and deliberately lets Columbo suspect him, leading Columbo to think that he's hidden the body in the foundation of a bui…

Sezon 2 · 8 bölüm

Étude in Black · 17.09.1972 · 97 dk
The mistress of a conductor becomes a target for murder after threatening to tell all to her lover's wife.
The Greenhouse Jungle · 15.10.1972 · 74 dk
Jarvis Goodland, along with his nephew, plan a kidnap scam to break the nephews trust fund, but after the money has been collected, Jarvis kills his partner.
The Most Crucial Game · 05.11.1972 · 74 dk
The manager of a football team kills the team's owner, disguising himself as an ice cream vendor as a cover. He then uses a recording of a faked phone call as a…
Dagger of the Mind · 26.11.1972 · 98 dk
Columbo journeys to London to observe Scotland Yard, but winds up investigating murders committed by two Shakespearean actors.
Requiem for a Falling Star · 21.01.1973 · 74 dk
A fading movie star tries to murder a writer who is attempting to blackmail her, but accidentally kills her P.A.
A Stitch in Crime · 11.02.1973 · 74 dk
Leonard Nimoy plays a heart surgeon whose talents turn to murder. Stung by jealousy, he's planning a surgical death for his brilliant but ailing associate. Wil…
The Most Dangerous Match · 04.03.1973 · 74 dk
A chess grandmaster disposes of the champion, who keeps coming back on him.
Double Shock · 25.03.1973 · 74 dk
A wealthy man is murdered; his twin nephews stand to inherit, but which one committed the crime?

Sezon 3 · 8 bölüm

Lovely But Lethal · 23.09.1973 · 73 dk
Viveca Scott, the founder of Beauty Mark Cosmetics, is being threatened by her rival David Lang. When he finds out that her revolutionary cream formula actually…
Any Old Port in a Storm · 07.10.1973 · 96 dk
A wine connoisseur kills his half- brother to prevent him selling the family winery to a merchant company so he can pay off his gambling debts.
Candidate for Crime · 04.11.1973 · 93 dk
A Senate Candidate running for office kills his campaign manager by making it look like he was the target for the killer's bullet.
Double Exposure · 16.12.1973 · 70 dk
A motivational researcher blackmails to further his career, kills a man, then frames the victim's wife.
Publish or Perish · 18.01.1974 · 73 dk
A publisher hires a Vietnam vet to kill his star author and thus give himself an alibi before the writer can defect to another publisher.
Mind Over Mayhem · 18.02.1974 · 73 dk
The director of a government institute that employs various scientific geniuses commits a clever murder. But another kind of genius is on the case: Lt. Columbo.
Swan Song · 03.03.1974 · 99 dk
A Country and Western singer kills his overpowering wife in a plane crash while he parachutes to safety.
A Friend in Deed · 05.05.1974 · 98 dk
A police commissioner provides an alibi to a friend who has just killed his wife. Later the commissioner kills his own wife and gets the friend to repay the fav…

Sezon 4 · 6 bölüm

An Exercise in Fatality · 15.09.1974 · 98 dk
A health club owner kills his partner who is about to uncover a fraud and makes it look like an accident
Negative Reaction · 15.10.1974 · 91 dk
Brilliant photographer Paul Galesko plans to murder his domineering wife, Frances, and pin the crime on an ex-convict named Alvin Deschler. His plan is to make …
By Dawn's Early Light · 27.10.1974 · 98 dk
The head of a military school kills one of the governors by sabotaging the gun which is used on founders day.
Troubled Waters · 09.02.1975 · 98 dk
While holidaying on board a cruise liner, Columbo helps capture the killer of the singer with the ship's band.
Playback · 02.03.1975 · 74 dk
An inventor video tapes his mother-in-law's death, and then replays it back to the security guard, to give himself an alibi.
A Deadly State of Mind · 27.04.1975 · 75 dk
A doctor kills the husband of the woman he is having an affair with but is seen leaving the house by a witness who is happens to be blind.

Sezon 5 · 6 bölüm

Forgotten Lady · 14.09.1975 · 98 dk
A fading actress kills her husband when he refuses to back her comeback show.
A Case of Immunity · 12.10.1975 · 75 dk
An ambassador from Suari and his code clerk kill the chief of security in an attempt to make it look like the chief was a traitor, who blew up the legation safe…
Identity Crisis · 02.11.1975 · 95 dk
A spy is killed on a lonely beach by his contact, but the killer has been photographed beforehand walking with the victim.
A Matter of Honor · 01.02.1976 · 75 dk
The owner of a bull ranch in Mexico gives his workers the day off, and then talks his number one man into fighting the bull who nearly killed his son. But inste…
Now You See Him · 29.02.1976 · 90 dk
Master magician the great Santini is amazing audiences at the Cabaret of Magic. What they don’t know is that Santini hopes to pull of the grandest illusion of …
Last Salute to the Commodore · 02.05.1976 · 91 dk
The family and friends of brilliant naval architect Commodore Otis Swanson have gathered for the company’s annual party. The commodore, however, has become incr…

Sezon 6 · 3 bölüm

Fade in to Murder · 10.10.1976 · 73 dk
Ward Fowler, who plays debonair television detective Lieutenant Lucerne, has a reputation for being a difficult actor. His series is a hit, however, so the net…
Old Fashioned Murder · 28.11.1976 · 73 dk
The female head of a museum hires one of the guards to rob the museum to collect the insurance money. But during the robbery she kills him and her own brother, …
The Bye-Bye Sky High I.Q. Murder Case · 22.05.1977 · 74 dk
Two former college friends, now partners in an accounting firm, become enemies when one realizes the other has embezzled funds. The reason for his embezzling wa…

Sezon 7 · 5 bölüm

Try and Catch Me · 21.11.1977 · 73 dk
A writer of murder mysteries wreaks revenge on her nephew-in-law by blaming him for her niece's murder.
Murder Under Glass · 30.01.1978 · 75 dk
A famous food critic is threatened by a restaurant owner, and so the critic leaves. Soon after, the cook dies. Columbo's involvement is welcomed by all the oth…
Make Me a Perfect Murder · 25.02.1978 · 98 dk
Mark McAndrews a top network programmer is promoted to a New York position. His assistant, who is very ambitious and his lover, expects to get his old job. But…
How to Dial a Murder · 15.04.1978 · 73 dk
A famous psychiatrist uses an appointment with his doctor as his alibi while he calls his house, where his dead wife's lover is. The call serves as the first st…
The Conspirators · 13.05.1978 · 100 dk
An Irish poet, who fronts a peace organization while secretly running guns, kills an arms dealer who tries to swindle him.

Sezon 8 · 4 bölüm

Columbo Goes to the Guillotine · 06.02.1989 · 93 dk
Lt. Columbo delves into the world of magic, ESP and slight of hand as he investigates the death of a magician, and there appears to be a tie to a prodigal psych…
Murder, Smoke and Shadows · 27.02.1989 · 96 dk
An egocentric film director resorts to his mastery of special effects to murder a vengeful friend who discovers the director's role in the movie stunt death of …
Sex and the Married Detective · 03.04.1989 · 98 dk
A sex therapist catches her boyfriend with another woman when he thinks she is out of town. She then disguises herself and manages to kill him while in disguise…
Grand Deceptions · 01.05.1989 · 95 dk
Frank Brailie runs a private military foundation for wanabe soldiers owned by the wheelchair bound General Padget. The General has become suspicious of Frank a…

Sezon 9 · 6 bölüm

Murder, a Self Portrait · 25.11.1989 · 93 dk
A famous artist, Max Barsini, lives with his wife Vanessa and a beautiful live-in model named Julie at his beach house/studio. Max's ex-wife Louise lives in the…
Columbo Cries Wolf · 20.01.1990 · 98 dk
Columbo is asked to investigate the disappearance of Dian Hunter, director of a men's magazine. Naturally, the prime suspect is her lover and co-editor Sean Br…
Agenda for Murder · 10.02.1990 · 97 dk
Columbo matches wits with a brilliant attorney responsible for the murder of the one man who could stifle his meteoric political career.
Rest in Peace, Mrs. Columbo · 31.03.1990 · 98 dk
Columbo unwittingly becomes part of a deranged woman's diabolical plot to destroy the two men she believes responsible for her husband's death in prison. After …
Uneasy Lies the Crown · 28.04.1990 · 97 dk
While investigating the death of a popular actor, Columbo must outwit a cunning dentist, who has set up his wife for a murder in order to keep up his image and …
Murder in Malibu · 14.05.1990 · 94 dk
An ambitious womanizer, rejected by the romance novelist he planned to marry, ends the story she was writing with a gun and makes the murder look like robbery g…

Sezon 10 · 14 bölüm

Columbo Goes to College · 09.12.1990 · 98 dk
Lt. Columbo is invited as guest speaker in a Criminology course and squares off against two cunning students, who are confident they have duped the lieutenant w…
Caution: Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health · 20.02.1991 · 98 dk
Wade Anders, a former security expert, hosts the show Crime Alert. A rival host, news reader Bud, discovers Wade was in a porno movie and plans to tell the wor…
Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star · 29.04.1991 · 98 dk
Lt. Columbo is pitted against an equally brilliant, nationally recognized criminal defence lawyer who murders his rock star girlfriend when he discovers she is …
Death Hits the Jackpot · 15.12.1991 · 98 dk
After winning a $30 million lottery, photographer Freddy Brower, who wishes to keep the money a secret from the wife who is divorcing him, arranges with his unc…
No Time to Die · 15.03.1992 · 93 dk
Columbo attends the wedding of his police officer nephew. While her husband takes a shower, the bride disappears from the bridal suite. The groom enlists Uncle …
A Bird in the Hand... · 22.11.1992 · 94 dk
Given a deadline to pay his debts or else, chronic gambler Harold plants a bomb under the Rolls Royce of his uncle, sports magnate Big Fred. However, Big Fred i…
It's All in the Game · 31.10.1993 · 96 dk
Nick Franco is a violent, two-timing gigolo and his current paramour, Laura Stanton, has had enough. With the help of a young woman named Lisa, she murders her …
Butterfly in Shades of Grey · 10.01.1994 · 98 dk
Ego-maniac Fielding Chase, is a radio talk show host who in order to prevent his daughter from moving to New York, murders a member of his staff.
Undercover · 02.05.1994 · 98 dk
A photograph is the only clue for Columbo when two dead men and a seven year old mystery with $4 million dollars involved as well as an obnoxious insurance inve…
Strange Bedfellows · 08.05.1995 · 89 dk
Graham McVeigh, a thoroughbred ranch owner, kills his brother, and frames a local mob bookie. Then, under the guise of making good on his brother's debt, he kil…
A Trace of Murder · 15.05.1997 · 98 dk
Cathleen Calvert and her lover, crime scene investigator Patrick Kinsley, plot to get rid of Calvert's husband, Clifford, a powerful businessman, by killing an …
Ashes to Ashes · 10.08.1998 · 91 dk
Mortician to the stars Eric Prince, kills gossip reporter Verity Chandler, who had knowledge of skeletons in Prince's closet. Columbo must figure out what happe…
Murder With Too Many Notes · 12.03.2001 · 98 dk
Hollywood film composer and conductor Findlay Crawford has been mentor to a talented young composer who has been ghostwriting most of Crawford's work for the la…
Columbo Likes the Nightlife · 30.01.2003 · 88 dk
The final Columbo story starring Peter Falk, Los Angeles rave promoter Justin Price helps his girlfriend Vanessa get rid of the corpse of her ex-husband, who wa…

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