Prescription: Murder
7.9
“The perfect crime had one flaw.”
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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Peter Falk
Columbo
Known for
Columbo
The Princess Bride
Gene Barry
Ray Flemming
Known for
The War of the Worlds
War of the Worlds
Katherine Justice
Joan Hudson
Known for
5 Card Stud
Captain America II: Death Too Soon
William Windom
Burt Gordon
Known for
Murder, She Wrote
Sonic the Hedgehog
Nina Foch
Carol Flemming
Known for
Spartacus
The Ten Commandments
Virginia Gregg
Miss Petrie
Known for
Operation Petticoat
The Hanging Tree
Andrea King
Cynthia Gordon
Known for
The Beast with Five Fingers
Ride the Pink Horse
Susanne Benton
Blonde
Known for
A Boy and His Dog
That Cold Day in the Park
Ena Hartman
Nurse
Known for
Our Man Flint
Sherry Boucher
Air Hostess
Also in
Sisters of Death
White Lightning
Anthony James
Tommy
Known for
Unforgiven
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
Frank Baker
Man in Park (uncredited)
Known for
A Chump at Oxford
Dressed to Kill
Richard Irving Director · Richard Levinson Author William Link Author
United States release February 20, 1968 · Produced in United States
Production
Universal Television
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · February 20, 1968
TV · NBC
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