Ransom for a Dead Man

second pilot episode of Columbo
Movie television_pilot Q66621736
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Ransom for a Dead Man

Summary

Ransom for a Dead Man is a television pilot[1].

Key Facts

  • Ransom for a Dead Man's instance of is recorded as television pilot[2].
  • Ransom for a Dead Man's instance of is recorded as television film[3].
  • Ransom for a Dead Man's instance of is recorded as television series episode[4].
  • Ransom for a Dead Man's director is recorded as Richard Irving[5].
  • Ransom for a Dead Man's screenwriter is recorded as Richard Levinson[6].
  • Ransom for a Dead Man's screenwriter is recorded as William Link[7].
  • Ransom for a Dead Man's screenwriter is recorded as Dean Hargrove[8].
  • Ransom for a Dead Man's genre is recorded as crime film[9].
  • Ransom for a Dead Man's follows is recorded as Prescription: Murder[10].
  • Ransom for a Dead Man's followed by is recorded as Murder by the Book[11].
  • Ransom for a Dead Man's cast member is recorded as Peter Falk[12].
  • Ransom for a Dead Man's cast member is recorded as Lee Grant[13].
  • Ransom for a Dead Man's cast member is recorded as Harlan Warde[14].
  • Ransom for a Dead Man's part of the series is recorded as Columbo[15].
  • Ransom for a Dead Man's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0066933[16].
  • Ransom for a Dead Man's part of is recorded as Q17176457[17].
  • Ransom for a Dead Man's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[18].
  • Ransom for a Dead Man's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 802290[19].
  • Ransom for a Dead Man's country of origin is recorded as United States[20].
  • Ransom for a Dead Man's publication date is recorded as +1971-03-01T00:00:00Z[21].
  • Ransom for a Dead Man's publication date is recorded as +1973-05-17T00:00:00Z[22].
  • Ransom for a Dead Man's described at URL is recorded as https://columbophile.com/2015/09/22/columbo-episode-review-ransom-for-a-dead-man/[23].
  • Ransom for a Dead Man's described at URL is recorded as https://www.columboblog.com/blog/columbo-season-1/columbo-ransom-for-a-dead-man/[24].
  • Ransom for a Dead Man's described at URL is recorded as https://columboscreenshots.blogspot.com/2014/07/columbo-2-ransom-for-dead-man-1971-part.html[25].
  • Ransom for a Dead Man's Rotten Tomatoes ID is recorded as m/ransom_for_a_dead_man_1971[26].

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Authorship and Creation

Ransom for a Dead Man's director is recorded as Richard Irving[5]. Screenwriters include Richard Levinson[6], William Link[7], and Dean Hargrove[8]. Cast members include Peter Falk[12], Lee Grant[13], and Harlan Warde[14].

Publication

Publication dates include +1971-03-01T00:00:00Z[21] and +1973-05-17T00:00:00Z[22]. Ransom for a Dead Man's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[18]. Its genre is recorded as crime film[9]. Its part of is recorded as Q17176457[17]. Its part of the series is recorded as Columbo[15].

Subject and Themes

Ransom for a Dead Man's part of the series is recorded as Columbo[15].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Ransom for a Dead Man's follows is recorded as Prescription: Murder[10]. Its followed by is recorded as Murder by the Book[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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