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Five diverse, infamous private eyes, including Sam Diamond (Peter Falk), Sidney Wang (Peter Sellers) and Jessica Marbles (Elsa Lanchester), are invited to the mysterious Lionel Twain's castle for a dinner party. There, they are told that Twain plans an unsolvable murder in the house at midnight -- and he will pay $1 million to the one who determines the killer. But when Twain's blind butler, Bensonmum (Alec Guinness), dies long before the deadline, the stakes go up for the trapped sleuths.
Original Release
06/23/1976
US Release
06/23/1976
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Eileen Brennan | Tess Skeffington |
| Truman Capote | Lionel Twain |
| James Coco | Milo Perrier |
| Peter Falk | Sam Diamond |
| Alec Guinness | Bensonmum |
| Elsa Lanchester | Jessica Marbles |
| David Niven | Dick Charleston |
| Peter Sellers | Sidney Wang |
| Maggie Smith | Dora Charleston |
| Nancy Walker | Maid / Yetta, the Cook |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Eileen Brennan | Tess Skeffington |
| Truman Capote | Lionel Twain |
| James Coco | Milo Perrier |
| Peter Falk | Sam Diamond |
| Alec Guinness | Bensonmum |
| Elsa Lanchester | Jessica Marbles |
| David Niven | Dick Charleston |
| Peter Sellers | Sidney Wang |
| Maggie Smith | Dora Charleston |
| Nancy Walker | Maid / Yetta, the Cook |
| Estelle Winwood | Nurse / Miss Withers, the Nurse |
| James Cromwell | Marcel / Marcel Cassette |
| Richard Narita | Willie Wang |
| Myron | Myron the Dog |
| Fay Wray | Screaming Door Bell |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Roger M. Rothstein | Producer |
| Ray Stark | Producer |
Editors
Clips
Murder By Death: Mushroom Story
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1977 | Golden Globe | Best Acting Debut in a Motion Picture - Male | Nominated |
