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Ransom for a Dead Man

Ransom for a Dead Man (1971)

Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | United States

Director: Richard Irving

5USA | Sunday, 17 September 2023 | 09:05

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Sunday, 17 September 2023 09:05

Sunday, 10 September 2023 15:35

Sunday, 23 April 2023 09:30

Sunday, 16 April 2023 14:30

Sunday, 13 November 2022 09:30

Rating: 7.6/10

SYNOPSIS

A devious lawyer hatches the perfect murder plot - she kills her husband, tells the police he has been kidnapped and leaves the body at the ransom drop, making it look like the criminals who abducted him finished him off. However, the crumpled cop sees through her ruse and begins picking apart her story in his inimitable manner. Detective drama, starring Peter Falk, Lee Grant and Patricia Mattick.

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Writer: Dean Hargrove, Richard Levinson

Producer: Dean Hargrove, Richard Irving

RUNTIME: 98 min

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