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A Deadly State of Mind

  • Episode aired Apr 27, 1975
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 1h 10m
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7.4/10
1.9K
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Peter Falk and George Hamilton in A Deadly State of Mind (1975)
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A psychiatrist, who specializes in hypnosis, murders the husband of his mistress and convinces her to lie to the police; it's up to Lt. Columbo to discover the truth.A psychiatrist, who specializes in hypnosis, murders the husband of his mistress and convinces her to lie to the police; it's up to Lt. Columbo to discover the truth.A psychiatrist, who specializes in hypnosis, murders the husband of his mistress and convinces her to lie to the police; it's up to Lt. Columbo to discover the truth.
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    • Director
      • Harvey Hart
    • Writers
      • Peter S. Fischer
      • Richard Levinson
      • William Link
    • Stars
      • Peter Falk
      • George Hamilton
      • Lesley Ann Warren
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    • Director
      • Harvey Hart
    • Writers
      • Peter S. Fischer
      • Richard Levinson
      • William Link
    • Stars
      • Peter Falk
      • George Hamilton
      • Lesley Ann Warren
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    • 25User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Peter Falk
    Peter Falk
    • Columbo
    George Hamilton
    George Hamilton
    • Dr. Mark Collier
    Lesley Ann Warren
    Lesley Ann Warren
    • Nadia Donner
    • (as Lesley Warren)
    Stephen Elliott
    Stephen Elliott
    • Carl Donner
    Karen Machon
    Karen Machon
    • Dr. Anita Borden
    Bruce Kirby
    Bruce Kirby
    • Sergeant George Kramer
    William Wintersole
    William Wintersole
    • Dr. Hunt
    Ryan MacDonald
    • Charles Whelan
    Jack Manning
    • Daniel Morris
    Fred Draper
    Fred Draper
    • David Morris
    Glorie Kaufman
    • Brenda
    Redmond Gleeson
    Redmond Gleeson
    • Arnold
    Vance Davis
    Vance Davis
    • Officer Hendryx
    Danny Wells
    Danny Wells
    • Gary Keppler
    Morris Buchanan
    Morris Buchanan
    • Lab Man
    Kathy Speirs
    • 2nd Receptionist
    Priscilla Barnes
    Priscilla Barnes
    • Nurse
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Harvey Hart
    • Writers
      • Peter S. Fischer
      • Richard Levinson
      • William Link
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    • Trivia
      This is one of the few episodes of Columbo (1971) in which the original murder is a spontaneous act. In most episodes, the murder is carefully planned.
    • Goofs
      The murderer's car hit a column, and there's a blind witness. The car must have been damaged, and some material from the bumper must have smeared on the column. Still, the police fail to check that.
    • Quotes

      Charles Whelan: [watching a rat in a maze] He looks just like one of my junior editors!

      Dr. Anita Borden: We call her Willy.

      Charles Whelan: Sorry, I don't have a Willy.

    • Soundtracks
      Mazurka No.6 in A Minor, Op.7 No.2
      (uncredited)

      Composed by Frédéric Chopin

      From the audio unit which Columbo switches on

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    7/10
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    In a lot of Columbo episodes you can feel sorry for the perpetrator, sometimes they're driven to kill and the one who died probably should have. Other episodes show a carefully planned scheme gone awry because of the way Peter Falk digs for clues. But this one was spontaneous as it gets. Husband Stephen Elliott catches his psychiatrist colleague George Hamilton with his wife Lesley Ann Warren and Hamilton kills him in the struggle.

    Hamilton was one of the most hateful perpetrators ever in the Columbo series. Being a psychiatrist and knowing how the human mind works, he prepares a careful scenario about a home invasion and it looks pretty good. But an extremely tiny piece of evidence convinces Falk otherwise and also Warren begins to fall apart.

    However what Hamilton does to cover up after this is where his true worthlessness of a human being is shown. You will stand up and cheer when Falk nails him and how he nails him.

    Got to love that Lieutenant Columbo.
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    • Jun 3, 2012

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    • Release date
      • April 27, 1975 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Der Schlaf, der nie endet
    • Filming locations
      • 605 Paseo Del Mar, Palos Verdes Estates, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal Television
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 10 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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