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Any Old Port in a Storm

  • Episode aired Oct 7, 1973
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
3.3K
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Peter Falk and Donald Pleasence in Any Old Port in a Storm (1973)
CrimeDramaMystery
A wine connisseur kills his half- brother to prevent him selling the family winery to a merchant company so he can pay off his gambling debts.A wine connisseur kills his half- brother to prevent him selling the family winery to a merchant company so he can pay off his gambling debts.A wine connisseur kills his half- brother to prevent him selling the family winery to a merchant company so he can pay off his gambling debts.
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
3.3K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Leo Penn
  • Writers
    • Stanley Ralph Ross(teleplay by)
    • Larry Cohen(story by)
    • Richard Levinson
  • Stars
    • Peter Falk
    • Donald Pleasence
    • Joyce Jillson
  • Director
    • Leo Penn
  • Writers
    • Stanley Ralph Ross(teleplay by)
    • Larry Cohen(story by)
    • Richard Levinson
  • Stars
    • Peter Falk
    • Donald Pleasence
    • Joyce Jillson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 56User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Gary Conway in Any Old Port in a Storm (1973)
    Donald Pleasence in Any Old Port in a Storm (1973)
    Peter Falk and Joyce Jillson in Any Old Port in a Storm (1973)
    Peter Falk and Donald Pleasence in Any Old Port in a Storm (1973)
    Any Old Port in a Storm (1973)
    Peter Falk and John McCann in Any Old Port in a Storm (1973)
    Donald Pleasence in Any Old Port in a Storm (1973)
    Donald Pleasence in Any Old Port in a Storm (1973)
    Donald Pleasence in Any Old Port in a Storm (1973)
    Donald Pleasence in Any Old Port in a Storm (1973)
    Vito Scotti in Any Old Port in a Storm (1973)
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    Top cast

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    Peter Falk
    Peter Falk
    • Columbo
    Donald Pleasence
    Donald Pleasence
    • Adrian Carsini
    Joyce Jillson
    Joyce Jillson
    • Joan Stacey
    Gary Conway
    Gary Conway
    • Enrico Guiseppe Carsini
    Dana Elcar
    Dana Elcar
    • Falcon
    Julie Harris
    Julie Harris
    • Karen Fielding
    Vito Scotti
    Vito Scotti
    • Maitre d'
    Robert Donner
    Robert Donner
    • The Drunk
    Robert Ellenstein
    Robert Ellenstein
    • Stein
    Robert Walden
    Robert Walden
    • Billy Fine
    Regis Cordic
    Regis Cordic
    • Lewis
    • (as Regis J. Cordic)
    Reid Smith
    Reid Smith
    • Andy Stevens
    John McCann
    John McCann
    • Officer
    George Gaynes
    George Gaynes
    • Frenchman
    Monte Landis
    Monte Landis
    • Steward
    • (as Monty Landis)
    Walker Edmiston
    Walker Edmiston
    • Auctioneer
    Pamela Campbell
    • Cassie Marlowe
    John Blower
    • Waiter
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Leo Penn
    • Writers
      • Stanley Ralph Ross(teleplay by)
      • Larry Cohen(story by)
      • Richard Levinson
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Peter Falk has stated that this episode is his personal favorite. He said that this was the first episode in which Columbo developed a sincere fondness for the murderer. Speaking of Columbo and the Donald Pleasence character, he said that "the two men shared something in common: an admiration for excellence." This was discussed in a 10-minute interview by Johnny Carson on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)" three days before the original broadcast of the episode, in which Falk praised the skills and performance of Pleasence.
    • Goofs
      Adrian Carsini reenters the wine cellar where he suffocated his brother 5 days previously and is able to breath normally as if all the life sustaining oxygen has not been consumed. Even if through some architectural miracle he was able to breathe, there is still the point that his brother has been dead for 5 days in a very hot vault and Adrian, with his very delicate sense of smell, shows no reaction to his brother's decomposition nor the resultant body functions during the two days it took him to die.
    • Quotes

      Officer: [seeing Columbo's unlit cigar] Hey-ay, can I light that for you?

      Columbo: No, no thanks. Tryin' to cut down. All I do is chew 'em lately.

      Officer: Why don't you chew a cheaper cigar?

      Columbo: I don't want to cut down on my standard of living.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Peter Falk/Robert Klein/Victoria Principal/Linda Monteleone (1973)
    • Soundtracks
      This Old Man
      (uncredited)

      English children's folk song

      Whistled by Peter Falk

    User reviews56

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    This is my favourite Columbo of all time. Not only is it my favourite Columbo but it also stars one of my favourite actors in Donald Pleasence. Pleasence and Falk form a great chemistry the way they start to trifle around about making wine. At this point the viewer is treated to some of Columbo's best idiosyncratic traits that has made his character so famous. I was hoping that Pleasence and Falk would team up again for a second Columbo but my hopes came to an end when Mr.Pleasence passed away in 1995.
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    5
    • anthonycwhittle
    • Jan 31, 2001

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 7, 1973 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • French
      • English
    • Also known as
      • "Columbo - Wein ist dicker als Blut" (1975)
    • Filming locations
      • Mirassou Winery, 3000 Aborn Road, San Jose, California, USA(Carsini Winery)
    • Production company
      • Universal Television
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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