---
title: 'Murder by Death (1976)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Robert Moore'
released: '1976-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 94
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/murder-by-death-1976'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074937/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Murder by Death (1976)

1976 · PG · 94 min · Comedy, Crime, Mystery · United States


## Synopsis

Murder by Death is a 1976 American comedy mystery film directed by Robert Moore and written by Neil Simon. The film stars Eileen Brennan, Truman Capote, James Coco, Peter Falk, Alec Guinness, Elsa Lanchester, David Niven, Peter Sellers, Maggie Smith, Nancy Walker, and Estelle Winwood.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Robert Moore](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-moore)
- **Screenplay:** [Neil Simon](https://cinepixo.com/people/neil-simon)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Dave Grusin](https://cinepixo.com/people/dave-grusin)
- **Producer:** [Ray Stark](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-stark)
- **Director of Photography:** [David M. Walsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-m-walsh)
- **Editor:** [Margaret Booth](https://cinepixo.com/people/margaret-booth)

## Cast

- [Elsa Lanchester](https://cinepixo.com/people/elsa-lanchester)
- [Estelle Winwood](https://cinepixo.com/people/estelle-winwood)
- [Nancy Walker](https://cinepixo.com/people/nancy-walker)
- [Maggie Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/maggie-smith)
- [Eileen Brennan](https://cinepixo.com/people/eileen-brennan)
- [David Niven](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-niven)
- [Alec Guinness](https://cinepixo.com/people/alec-guinness)
- [Peter Sellers](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-sellers)
- [Peter Falk](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-falk)
- [James Coco](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-coco)
- [James Cromwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-cromwell)
- [Truman Capote](https://cinepixo.com/people/truman-capote)
- [Fay Wray](https://cinepixo.com/people/fay-wray)

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