The perfect crime had one flaw.
In Columbo's first outing, a psychiatrist uses a patient he is having an affair with to help him kill his wife, but his perfect alibi may come apart at the hands of a seemingly befuddled LAPD lieutenant.
Prescription: Murder (1968) is a crime, mystery and drama film directed by Richard Irving, released on February 20, 1968 with a runtime of 1h 40m. It stars Peter Falk, Gene Barry, Katherine Justice and William Windom. Viewers rate it 7.8 out of 10 across 41 ratings.
Peter Falk
as Columbo
Gene Barry
as Ray Flemming
Katherine Justice
as Joan Hudson
William Windom
as Burt Gordon
Nina Foch
as Carol Flemming
Virginia Gregg
as Miss Petrie
Andrea King
as Cynthia Gordon
Susanne Benton
as Blonde
Ena Hartman
as Nurse
Sherry Boucher
as Air Hostess
Anthony James
as Tommy
Frank Baker
as Man in Park (uncredited)
Directed by Richard Irving, written by Richard Levinson, William Link and Richard Levinson, produced by Richard Irving.
Average viewer score of 7.8/10 from 41 ratings.
***“Prescription: Murder” (1968)*** PLOT: An arrogant, nonchalant psychiatrist (Gene Barry) murders his wife and uses his naïve actress girlfriend to get away with it (Katherine Justice), but Lt. Columbo strongly suspects the therapist and steadfastly works to obtain evidence. William Windom is on hand as the doctor’s loyal professional friend. COMMENTARY: This was the first of two pilot movies for the Columbo…
Reviewed on January 8, 2019
As far as detectives go, Columbo is my guy. He's the wrinkled low expectation mess that uses his appearance and working class persona to lull everyone into a felling of superiority that he can exploit... ... and that really works for the detective genre. Most everything else has more of a gimmick. Psyscic Powers, fake psychic powers, OCD, sports cars, Asperger, Dr. House as Sherlock Holmes, you get the point.…
Reviewed on January 11, 2023
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Prescription: Murder (1968) is available to stream on fuboTV, Peacock Premium and Peacock Premium Plus, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Prescription: Murder (1968) includes Peter Falk, Gene Barry, Katherine Justice, William Windom and Nina Foch. The film was directed by Richard Irving. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Prescription: Murder was released on February 20, 1968 and runs for 1h 40m.
Prescription: Murder (1968) holds an average rating of 7.8 out of 10 from 41 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy crime, mystery and drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
