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"Columbo" Columbo Goes to the Guillotine (1989)



Overview

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7.0/10   508 votes
Director:
Writers:
Richard Levinson (creator) &
William Link (creator) ...
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TV Series:
Original Air Date:
6 February 1989 (Season 8, Episode 1)
Plot:
An egocentric psychic murders his old mentor, a magician charged to expose him as fraud, by beheading him while he's rehearsing his guillotine trick. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

  (Episode Cast overview, first billed only)

Peter Falk ... Columbo

Anthony Andrews ... Elliott Blake

Karen Austin ... Dr. Paula Hall
James Greene ... Bert Spindler

Alan Fudge ... Mr. Harrow
Dana Andersen ... Dori
Robert Costanzo ... Sgt. Russo
Anthony Zerbe ... Max Dyson
Michael Bacall ... Tommy

Charles Howerton ... Colonel Eckherdt
Milt Kogan ... Medical Examiner
Tony Amendola ... Clergyman
Rob Garrison ... Young Man

Frank Simons ... Polygraph Operator
Lenny Hicks ... Eddie
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Additional Details

Runtime:
Germany:87 min | USA:120 min (including commercials)
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1.33 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:L | Denmark:15 (2007) (DVD) | Sweden:15 (2007) (DVD) | Norway:15 (2007) (DVD) | Finland:K-18 (2007) (DVD) (self applied) | Finland:S (1989) (VHS) | Netherlands:6 | UK:PG | Australia:PG | USA:Unrated
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The "Isolation Chamber" used at the Institute isn't very isolating. A wide gap can be easily seen around the "one way mirror" at the front of the chamber. Clearly sounds and even some bits of light would be discerned through that gap. more
Quotes:
Mr. Harrow: You are aware that Mr. Dyson has made a specialty out of dealing with psychics.
Colonel Eckherdt: The expression is "exposing charlatans."
Dr. Paula Hall: This institute exposes charlatans.
Max Dyson: Good. We ought to get along fine.
[to Elliott]
Max Dyson: You're Elliott Blake.
Elliott Blake: And you're Max. 'The Magnificent.'
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Who is the model for Anthony Zerbe's character?
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8 out of 8 people found the following review useful.
A Welcome return for an old friend!, 24 May 2006
8/10
Author: Sylvia Marciniak (sylviastel@aol.com) from United States

I think of Peter Falk's Lieutenant Columbo as an old friend. I love watching him in action. Peter Falk is so good at playing him and he obviously enjoys it as well because he keeps coming back to him as well. I know that he kept the trademark raincoat from the series. Columbo Goes to the Guillotine was the first of many Columbo television films that came back after a decade long absence from our homes. We notice that Columbo hasn't changed that much including his raincoat over the last ten or so years that he stopped playing him. He's still the smart, funny, forgetful, and lovable Italian detective that we remember and treasure. I wish there was another episode even now. They're all treasures. I love how he doesn't change with the times but the characters do.

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