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Columbo

  • TV Series
  • 1971–20031971–2003
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
37K
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POPULARITY
200
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Columbo (1971)
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Los Angeles homicide detective Lieutenant Columbo uses his humble ways and ingenuous demeanor to winkle out even the most well-concealed of crimes.Los Angeles homicide detective Lieutenant Columbo uses his humble ways and ingenuous demeanor to winkle out even the most well-concealed of crimes.Los Angeles homicide detective Lieutenant Columbo uses his humble ways and ingenuous demeanor to winkle out even the most well-concealed of crimes.
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
37K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
200
52
    • Richard Levinson
    • William Link
  • Stars
    • Peter Falk
    • Mike Lally
    • John Finnegan
    • Richard Levinson
    • William Link
  • Stars
    • Peter Falk
    • Mike Lally
    • John Finnegan
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 101User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 13 Primetime Emmys

    Episodes68

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    Columbo: Seasons 1-7
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    Columbo: Season 2
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    Columbo: Are We Going To Be Here All Night?
    Trailer 1:40
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    Columbo: Season 10
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    Streaming Wars! Who Will Win Your Attention?
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    Peter Falk in Columbo (1971)
    Peter Falk and Ross Martin in Suitable for Framing (1971)
    Peter Falk and Rosemary Forsyth in Murder by the Book (1971)
    Peter Falk and Jed Allan in Ransom for a Dead Man (1971)
    Peter Falk and Eddie Albert in Dead Weight (1971)
    Peter Falk in Short Fuse (1972)
    Ray Milland and Robert Culp in Death Lends a Hand (1971)
    Peter Falk, Leslie Nielsen, and Susan Clark in Lady in Waiting (1971)
    John Finnegan and Patrick O'Neal in Blueprint for Murder (1972)
    Peter Falk in Columbo (1971)
    Peter Falk and Hector Elizondo in A Case of Immunity (1975)
    Peter Falk, Lee Montgomery, and Robby the Robot in Mind Over Mayhem (1974)

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      • William Link
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    • Trivia
      Columbo's wardrobe consisted of Peter Falk's own clothes, including the high-topped shoes and shabby suit. Falk bought the famous raincoat, which first appeared in "Prescription: Murder (1968)," for $15 in 1967, when he got caught in a New York City rainstorm. A life-long cigarette smoker, Falk added the cigar as a personal touch.
    • Goofs
      In this 1968 two hour Pilot, (about 1hr-34min in), Columbo is waiting for the suspect's lover to approach him at the movie studio. The long shot, from behind and above Columbo, shows him standing next to the ice cream truck, and placing his briefcase on the ground, to the left and front of him. A tight-shot from Columbo's front, now shows the briefcase tight and to his left leg, while Columbo rips the wrapper from his Popsicle, and he THROWS the wrapper to the ground behind him. The next shot is again the long shot from behind and above Columbo. His briefcase is now, again, to his left and in front of him, and there is no sign of the Popsicle wrapper which he just threw on the ground behind him.
    • Quotes

      [repeated line]

      Columbo: Oh, there's just one more thing...

    • Connections
      Edited into The NBC Tuesday Mystery Movie (1971)

    User reviews101

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    10/10
    He even fooled the critics.
    There are a few "Columbo" episodes which were panned by some critics. I DISAGREE WITH THEM ALL. There is one VERY important reason for this. Regardless of the plot, regardless of any script, there is one irrefutable fact. Peter Falk OWNED the role of Lieutenant Columbo. The way only HE could and did that part made any other criticism of the show completely IRRELEVANT! As the ostensibly "bumbling" homicide cop, Falk was always believable as the policeman whose first name no one ever heard. He consistently fooled the murderer into a sense of false security, making them think he would never be able to pin the crime in question on them. But it never mattered WHAT the perpetrator might have thought - he ALWAYS got his man (or woman)!
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    • ed-ryba
    • Jul 17, 2016

    FAQ5

    • Is Columbo supposed to be a dumb detective who solves crimes in spite of himself? Or is his frumpy awkwardness a calculated act to lower the suspect's defenses? (Has this ever been revealed? If yes, which episode?)
    • What is Lieutenant Columbo's first name?
    • Do we ever get to see Mrs. Columbo ?

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    • Release date
      • March 1, 1971 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • NBC Universal Television
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    • 1 hour 40 minutes

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