Wow! Director is Spielberg! Very interesting!
Colombo looks so young. I'm used to his appearance from the late 80s.
An amazing episode and one of the best. Not the first ep tho, that would be Prescription: Murder from 1968, also a stone cold classic!
All Columbo shows were alike: we follow the killer and his attempt to get away with the perfect murder and Columbo catch them on small details that may convict him/her in court as it could end up being reasonable doubt. What is excellent is the cinematography that has movie quality and the locations that are impressive for TV at the time. Spielberg made the studio happy with this one.
Murder by the Book is a somewhat clever crime thriller from legendary director Steven Spielberg. The story follows a famous mystery novelist named Ken Franklin who kills his writing partner Jim Ferris when he threatens to go out on his own, but upon learn that Jim did all of the writing LAPD detective Lt. Columbo starts to suspect Franklin of the murder. Jack Cassidy brings a lot of charisma to his role as Franklin, but he doesn't quite pull off the duality of the character. Still, the plot is thought-out fairly well and has some interesting twists. While it's a bit rushed at times and doesn't do much character development, Murder by the Book is a solid murder mystery.
hello, wrong poster to episode
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What a delight! Spielberg’s first break and having some great light and shadow play. A killer that loves the spotlight and has the most wild, audacious plan. And as ever, Peter Falk in impeccable form.