# Murder by Death (1976)

> A houseful of celebrated detective caricatures turns a wealthy host’s deadly dinner challenge into a gleefully theatrical whodunit spoof.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/3382

## Facts

- Runtime: 94 min
- Genres: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
- Director: Robert Moore
- Cast: Truman Capote, Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers, David Niven, Maggie Smith, James Coco, Peter Falk, Eileen Brennan
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074937/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: witty, sardonic, irreverent, lazy sunday, mystery movie night

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- [Without a Clue (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/7219)
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- [The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)](https://ember.film/movie/2968)
- [Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)](https://ember.film/movie/3400)
- [Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)](https://ember.film/movie/8646)
- [Inspector Clouseau (1968)](https://ember.film/movie/6540)
- [The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)](https://ember.film/movie/7041)
- [Murder in Three Acts (1986)](https://ember.film/movie/3406)
- [The Pink Panther (1963)](https://ember.film/movie/779)
- [The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)](https://ember.film/movie/6749)

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