By the time the world's greatest detectives figure out whodunnit... you could die laughing!

1976
Rated PG
1h 34m
Comedy
Crime
Mystery

7.1TMDB(948)

Overview

Lionel Twain invites the world's five greatest detectives to a 'dinner and murder'. Included are a blind butler, a deaf-mute maid, screams, spinning rooms, secret passages, false identities and more plot turns and twists than are decently allowed.

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Box office
Grossed $32.5M worldwide
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Music
Music by Dave Grusin
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Cinematography
Cinematography by David M. Walsh
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Details

Director: Robert Moore
Writer: Neil SimonWriter
Status: Released
Release date: June 23, 1976
Original language: English
Revenue: $32.5M
Countries: United States of America

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Cast

Truman CapoteLionel Twain
Alec GuinnessButler Jamesir Bensonmum
Peter SellersSidney Wang
David NivenDick Charleston
Maggie SmithDora Charleston
James CocoMilo Perrier
Peter FalkSam Diamond
Eileen BrennanTess Skeffington
Elsa LanchesterJessica Marbles
Estelle WinwoodNurse Withers
Nancy WalkerKitchen Maid Yetta
James CromwellMarcel Cassette
Richard NaritaWillie Wang
Fay WrayDoor Bell (archive sound) (uncredited)