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Columbo: Murder in Malibu

  • TV Movie
  • 1990
  • TV-PG
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
2.1K
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Columbo: Murder in Malibu (1990)
Cop DramaPolice ProceduralCrimeDramaMysteryRomance

A popular romance novelist who is involved with a young, ambitious womanizer, is found shot to death in her Malibu home. Lt. Columbo is on the case.A popular romance novelist who is involved with a young, ambitious womanizer, is found shot to death in her Malibu home. Lt. Columbo is on the case.A popular romance novelist who is involved with a young, ambitious womanizer, is found shot to death in her Malibu home. Lt. Columbo is on the case.

  • Director
    • Walter Grauman
  • Writer
    • Jackson Gillis
  • Stars
    • Peter Falk
    • Andrew Stevens
    • Brenda Vaccaro
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    2.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Walter Grauman
    • Writer
      • Jackson Gillis
    • Stars
      • Peter Falk
      • Andrew Stevens
      • Brenda Vaccaro
    • 48User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Top Cast36

    Peter Falk
    Peter Falk
    • Columbo
    Andrew Stevens
    Andrew Stevens
    • Wayne Jennings
    Brenda Vaccaro
    Brenda Vaccaro
    • Jess McCurdy
    Floyd Levine
    Floyd Levine
    • Lieutenant Schultz
    Laurie Walters
    Laurie Walters
    • Helen Ashcroft
    Sondra Currie
    Sondra Currie
    • Mrs. Rocca
    Janet Margolin
    Janet Margolin
    • Theresa Goren
    Tom Dreesen
    Tom Dreesen
    • TV Host
    Charles Walker
    Charles Walker
    • Truck Driver
    Ben Slack
    • Doctor
    Yolanda Lloyd Delgado
    • Rosa
    • (as Yolanda Lloyd)
    Efrain Figueroa
    Efrain Figueroa
    • McGee
    Mary Margaret Lewis
    Mary Margaret Lewis
    • Mavis
    Robin Gordon
    • Shorts
    Bill Zuckert
    Bill Zuckert
    • Father
    Judy Jean Berns
    • Middle-Aged Spinster
    Concetta D'Agnese
    • Receptionist
    • (as Connie Danese)
    Michael G. Hawkins
    • Plainclothesman
    • Director
      • Walter Grauman
    • Writer
      • Jackson Gillis
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Theresa Goren's Malibu beach house is the same as that of Joanna & Charles Clay in the "Last Salute to the Commodore," 15 years earlier.
    • Goofs
      Malibu lies outside the city limits of Los Angeles, and thus outside the jurisdiction of the LAPD, in which Lieutenant Columbo serves. Homicides in Malibu would be investigated by detectives of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Columbo declares that he was sent to the crime scene by request. Therefore, his presence is legitimate.
    • Quotes
      • Lieutenant Columbo: Let 'im go. No law against shooting a dead body.
    • Connections
      Featured in Columbo: Murder in Malibu (1990)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • May 14, 1990 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Niemand stirbt zweimal
    • Filming locations
      • 33148 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, California, USA(Theresa Goren's beach house)
    • Production company
      • Universal Television
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 38m(98 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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