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Murder by Natural Causes

Murder by Natural Causes

1979TV Movie⏱️ 1h 40m
CrimeDramaMystery
7.5
IMDB Rating
950 votes

Allison, the unfaithful wife of a famous mentalist with a heart problem, wants her lover to try to kill her husband by scaring him to death, but the whole thing goes downhill.

Director
Robert Day
Writers
Richard Levinson, William Link
Stars
Richard Anderson, Katharine Ross, Hal Holbrook
Release Date
February 17, 1979
Language
English
Country
United States
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🎭 Top Cast

Richard Anderson
Richard Anderson
as George Brubaker
Katharine Ross
Katharine Ross
as Allison Sinclair
Hal Holbrook
Hal Holbrook
as Arthur Sinclair
Barry Bostwick
Barry Bostwick
as Gil Weston
Jeff Donnell
Jeff Donnell
as Mrs. Mathews
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Bill Fiore
as Marty Chambers
Victoria Carroll
Victoria Carroll
as Television Actress
Phil Leeds
Phil Leeds
as Eddie - Private Detective
Judith-Marie Bergan
Judith-Marie Bergan
as Production Assistant
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Vivian Brown
as Maid

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Hollywood, California, USA
Production
CBS Entertainment Production, Richard Levinson / William Link Productions

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

CrimeDramaMystery

⭐ Featured Review

If you like to be fooled...this is for you.
by rhoughton2000-10-18
8/10

"Probably the best of the Levinson/Link made for TV movies. They take the audience by the hand, and lead them completely in the wrong direction. I would defy anyone seeing this for the first time, to pick the ending. This is great "edge of the seat" stuff, but don't miss a word of the dialogue, especially the last 20 minutes, as there are more twists than a corkscrew...."

💡 Did You Know?

The play that "Gil Weston" is appearing in is "Prescription: Murder." It shares the title of an actual play from 1962 written by William Levinson and Richard Link, notable for introducing their most famous creation, Lieutenant Columbo. However, the scene from the Gil Weston play shown in the film bears no similarity to anything in the original; nor are the reviews Weston reads similar. In the original play, Lt. Columbo was portrayed by the famous character actor Thomas Mitchell in what would be his last acting role.

📖 Synopsis

Allison, the unfaithful wife of a famous mentalist with a heart problem, wants her lover to try to kill her husband by scaring him to death, but the whole thing goes downhill.