Product: Murder by Death (1976)
Rating: 5.0
The Year of the Cat
Some folks asked me, "Which came first: 'Murder By Death' or 'Clue'?" Well, my answer was very simple: "Murder By Death." Murder By Death, release by Columbia Pictures in 1976 proved to be one of the most twisted, bizzare mystery films of that time. The most hilarious of the roles was, of course, Inspector Wang, played by Peter Sellers. Then you have Alec Guiness, playing "The Blind Butler" even before he was Obi Won Kenobi in 1977. Truman Capote proved once more to be as feminine in his movies as he always was in real life. And even the "Deaf Maid" continued to use "Bounty" even after this movie. So, the more you start to recognize the actors and actresses of this movie, who were not as yet popular, with the xception of Peter Faulk, who had already been playing "Columbo" at the time, this film is definately one for the history books!