Murder By Death (1976) On DVD

Actor:           Peter Falk, Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers, Eileen Brennan, Truman Capote
Director:      Robert Moore
Genre:          Mystery
Year:            1976
Studio:         Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Length :        94
Released:    December 18, 2001
Rating:         Parental Guidance (MPAA Rating)
Format:        DVD
Misc:            Color
Language:  English
Subtitles:    Cantonese, Chinese, English, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish

DESCRIPTION:

The world's greatest detectives have been invited to dinner. But when murder is on the menu, who will make it to dessert? You are cordially invited to join an all-star cast featuring Peter Sellers, David Niven, Peter Falk, James Coco, Elsa Lanchester, Maggie Smith, Alec Guinness, Eileen Brennan, Nancy Walker, James Cromwell and Estelle Winwood for Neil Simon's hilarious murder-mystery spoof MURDER BY DEATH. The isolated mansion of eccentric millionaire Lionel Twain (celebrated author Truman Capote in a Golden Globe(r) -nominated performance) is the setting for the twisted puzzler. Twain informshis guests that one of them will be murdered at the stroke of midnight. The pay-off: $1 million to whoever lives through the night. MURDER BY DEATH neatly lampoons both the mystery genre and the characterizations of these instantly recognizable gumshoes. Match wits with the super sleuths, but remember, you can't win if you end up dying from laughter!