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TV Movie

Ransom for a Dead Man

1971·1h 38m·Approved
DramaMysteryCrime
IMDb Rating
★ 7.6/10
4,493 votes

After killing her boring husband and disposing of the body, a supposedly brilliant tort attorney fakes his kidnapping and keeps the ransom money. The FBI may be fooled, but not Columbo.

Ransom for a Dead Man is a 1971 drama mystery movie directed by Richard Irving, starring Peter Falk, John Fink, Harold Gould. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.6/10 from 4,493 votes and runs 1h 38m.

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Director
Richard Irving
Stars
Peter Falk
John Fink
Harold Gould
Lee Grant
Details
1971-03-01
98 min
TV Movie
Approved
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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