Ransom for a Dead Man
Oct 09 1972
•2h 35m
•Drama, Mystery, TV Movie, Crime
A brilliant attorney gets rid of her boring husband by faking his kidnapping and keeping the ransom. The FBI may be fooled, but not Columbo.
Cast
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Peter Falk
Columbo
Lee Grant
Leslie Williams
John Fink
Michael Clark
Harold Gould
Agent Carlson
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