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"Columbo" Murder Under Glass (1978)
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Original Air Date:
30 January 1978
(Season 7, Episode 2)
Plot:
Paul Gerard is a famous gourmet and his books about restaurants can decide the fate of a chef. In his way...
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1 win
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An "entree" that is truly satisfying!
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Cast
(Episode Cast overview, first billed only) | Peter Falk | ... | Columbo |
 | Louis Jourdan | ... | Paul Gerard |
| Shera Danese | ... | Eve Plummer |
| Richard Dysart | ... | Max Duval |
 | Mako | ... | Kanji Ousu |
| Michael V. Gazzo | ... | Vittorio Rossi |
| Larry D. Mann | ... | Albert |
| France Nuyen | ... | Miss Choy |
| Antony Alda | ... | Mario |
| Todd Martin | ... | Sgt. Burke |
| Fred Holliday | ... | Crawford |
| Alberto Morin | ... | Chef Louis |
| Jim Murphy | ... | Charlie |
| Carolyn Martin | ... | Lady Cashier |
| Miyako Kurata | ... | 1st Geisha |
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Runtime:
Germany:70 min | Italy:74 min | USA:73 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.33 : 1 more
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Norway:11 (2007) (DVD) |
Sweden:15 (2007) (DVD) |
Denmark:15 (2007) (DVD) |
Finland:K-18 (2007) (DVD) (self applied)
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One of the few episodes where the murderer attempts to kill Columbo.
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Continuity: When the killer (Mr. Gerard) advises his lover Eve to travel to Europe they hug. Several continuity errors with position of her arms from shot to shot.
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Quotes:
Lt. Columbo:
Oh, I do a little cooking, sir. Nothing fancy. Mrs. Columbo, she's a remarkable woman. She has lots of interests... but cooking isn't one of them. She gives me plenty of encouragement.
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With a script by Robert Van Scoyck and direction by Jonathan Demme, later to go on to direct Oscar winners "Philadelphia" and "The Silence of the Lambs, "Murder Under Glass" is, without a doubt, one of the best acted in the show's history. Louis Jourdan makes a rare television appearance as a popular food critic with a penchant for blackmail, that, ultimately, leads to murder. The witty script allows for some marvelous banter between "Paul Gerard" (Jourdan) and the ever-inquiring "Columbo" (Falk).
Rounding out the cast are some familiar faces of stage, screen, and television: Mako ("The Sand Pebbles", "Conan the Barbarian"), Richard A. Dysart (TV's "St. Elsewhere," "The Hindenburg"), France Nuyen ("Flower Drum Song," "Diamondhead"), veteran character actors Michael V. Gazzo, and Larry D. Mann. Alan Alda's younger brother, Antony, has a small part as Gazzo's "nephew".
Topping off the fine production is an "appetizing" score from Jonathan Tunick.
This is one television "meal" that comes highly recommended by this viewer.