Columbo

Columbo (1971)

★★★★★ (8.1 / 881 votes)
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Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all evidence needed for indictment. His formidable eye for detail and meticulously dedicated approach often become clear to the killer only late in the storyline.

Genre(s)Crime, Drama, Mystery
Runtime0 min
Creator(s)William Link, Richard Levinson
MPAATV-PG
Actor(s)Peter Falk
First Air DateSeptember 15, 1971
CountryUnited States of America
IMDb RatingID: tt1466074
Release Year1971
TMDb Rating8.1 / 881 votes

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Season 1

7 episodesFirst aired: 1971-09-15
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Episode Guide

Season 1
Murder by the Book stillE01★ 7.7

Murder by the Book

1971-09-1576 min
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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 stillE02★ 7.2

Death Lends a Hand

1971-10-0676 min
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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 search for the killer.

Dead Weight stillE03★ 6.7

Dead Weight

1971-10-2776 min
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A famous general kills a business associate, then woos a neurotic female witness to thwart Columbo's investigation.

Suitable for Framing stillE04★ 7.6

Suitable for Framing

1971-11-1776 min
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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 Lieutenant's error before it is too late?

Lady in Waiting stillE05★ 7.1

Lady in Waiting

1971-12-1575 min
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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 stillE06★ 7.1

Short Fuse

1972-01-1975 min
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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 stillE07★ 7.8

Blueprint for Murder

1972-02-0975 min
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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 building under construction. He plans to let Columbo dig up the site and find nothing, knowing that its the perfect place to hide the body since Columbo would never look in the same place twice.

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