Eccentric millionaire (played by author Truman Capote in a rare acting role) invites five legendary detectives to his secluded estate. Upon arrival, he announces that a murder will take place at the stroke of midnight. The detective who solves the crime will receive $1 million . The All-Star Parodies
(Peter Sellers): A caricature of Earl Derr Biggers' Charlie Chan, known for speaking in malapropisms and Confucius-style sayings . subtitle Murder.by.Death.1976.720p.BluRay.x264....
: The film features Alec Guinness as Bensonmum, the blind butler, and Nancy Walker as Yetta, the deaf-mute cook. Eccentric millionaire (played by author Truman Capote in
(David Niven & Maggie Smith): Elegant socialite sleuths based on Nick and Nora Charles from The Thin Man . The All-Star Parodies (Peter Sellers): A caricature of
: The film was a box-office success, grossing $32.5 million. It eventually led to a spiritual sequel, The Cheap Detective (1978), also written by Neil Simon and starring Peter Falk . Availability
is a 1976 American comedy mystery that serves as a high-spirited parody of the "country-house whodunit" genre, famously exemplified by Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None . Written by legendary playwright Neil Simon and directed by Robert Moore , the film gathers an ensemble of world-renowned fictional sleuths at a remote mansion for a dinner party and a murder . The Premise
(James Coco): A fussy, food-obsessed Belgian detective parodying Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot.