Murder By Death (1976) - Official Trailer

"You are cordially invited to dinner ... and a murder!"

A killer cast and a screenplay to die for await you in the mirthful mystery spoof, Murder By Death! Eccentric millionaire Lionel Twain (acclaimed author Truman Capote) has invited the world's greatest detectives to his mansion for the ultimate battle of wits. Informing his guests that a member of the dinner party will be murdered at midnight, he offers a million dollars to the sleuth who solves the crime. As the deadly game commences, Sidney Wang (Peter Sellers), Sam Diamond (Peter Falk), Dick and Dora Charleston (David Niven and Dame Maggie Smith), Milo Perrier (James Coco), and Jessica Marbles (Elsa Lanchester) must combine their powers of deduction to survive the night and preserve their reputations — or be exposed as completely clueless.

Murder By Death boasts sinister style and lethal laughs, as well as a hilarious script from the master of comedy, Neil Simon.

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[mydogsbestfren]

Murder By Death is one of the first movies i clearly remember LOVING as a child. i grew up on monty python so this was in the realm of things i appreciated then. i rarely ever watch movies anymore. now, at 28, after at least 40 times watching this but having not watched it in over a decade..i still say, its my favorite. an absolute hidden gem, every actor, every line.. truly one of a kind. the laugh at the end always made my young self creeped tf out lol

[edanabrown]

Alec Guinness and Nancy Walker in the kitchen are beyond perfect. Her note: "My name is Yetta. I don't work Thursdays." 🤣

[dewfall]

"I don't get it, Pop - was there a murder or wasn't there?"
"Yes, killed perfectly good weekend! Drive, please."

[francesjarvis]

I read a story about Alec Guinness. While he was filming this, he was seen reading a new script for an upcoming project. That project? Star Wars.

[Mackeson]

"I can smell gas!"
"I can't help it, I'm old!"

[jenhaynes]

love that Eileen Brennan was in both Clue (1985?) and Murder By Death and in both movies the butler fails to catch her when she faints.

[ItsAllLoveReal]

“That could only mean one thing….But I don’t know what that is”🙌🏾🤣

[leamcclain]

The part where Truman Capote rolled out of the dining room backward cracked me up!

[deek.]

Peter Falk was so funny in this. A great classic comedy!

[jackiedragonfly]

One of the best movies ever - a master-class of comedy.

[AnonRouge]

Murder by Death is without a doubt one of the most underrated movies in modern time.


It is so for many reasons, but look at the cast and then watch them work.
Only that we here can see Truman Capote makes it fantastic. It is a masterpiece!
Making the cover and all issues about that, made James Cromwell (the tall butler/driver) and Richard Narita (Peter Sellers adoptive son) draw a minus.
They are not mentioned at all among the actors.

A fact that almost, if not already are a little creepy, is that only 3 of the actors are still alive.
First Maggie Smith (86), 2. James Cromwell (81) and 3. Richard Narita (56)
Must be a sad day when you're the last one still standing.

[--M--]

A masterpiece. I'm only 32yrs old but my parents introduced me to that movie when I was 12. Love the movie and watch it every Halloween! A classic spooky and funny mystery chiller.

[stevedavesteve]

I loved this film. Such a great cast & so much fun. This & Clue are the best!

[torim]

My favourite movie- it’s just a classic haha.
“Buns?! You had buns and you didn’t tell me? Don’t speak with an accent when you know I’m so hungry :(((“

[bicyclist]

Thankfully I have this on DVD. I've seen it a dozen times or more. It never gets old. Thank you.

[TomRipley]

"Oh, that's tacky. That's really tacky."

[christophersantana]

Peter Falk did a great Humphrey Bogart impression. Glad to see Truman Capote and Peter Sellers.

[anniemac]

To the person who said the trailer didn’t include James Cromwell, it did. A full face shot while sitting at the dinner table, and he has a line, too. It’s about a quarter of the way into the clip.

[fobxxl]

Pretty damn funny ! GREAT CAST ! When you see Maggie Smith, you won't believe it's the same Maggie Smith that's on "Downton Abbey" !

[johnw]

I saw this movie while on a cruise ship when I was 8 years old. Loved it!