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Ransom for a Dead Man

1972 · 95 min Drama Mystery TV Movie Crime
7.3 / 10 · TMDB

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.

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Year 1972
Country United States of America
Genre Drama, Mystery, TV Movie, Crime
Director Richard Irving
Runtime 95 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.3/10 (55 votes)

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

This is quietly operating cinema. No big events, no crisis turns — just people and how they live through what happens to them.

Strengths: atmosphere, actors, accuracy of detail. Weaknesses: the pace isn't for everyone, the ending may feel unresolved.

For people who watch films for feeling, not entertainment.

Director: Richard Irving

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: An evening when your mind is at peace. With someone you can sit in silence with after. Wine or tea.

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