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Symphony conductor Alex Benedict is a musical genius, but he has a problem, which comes in the form of a beautiful, young, gifted classical pianist na...(read more...) med Jenifer Welles. The two have been having an affair, and Jenifer has grown tired of secrecy. She gives her lover an ultimatum: divorce his wife or suffer public exposure. Since Alex's mother-in-law controls the symphony, he can't afford either option. He murders Jenifer, staging a suicide. But Lieutenant Columbo isn't convinced, finding more and more evidence that the musician's death was murder. But can he prove that Alex Benedict was involved, especially when an unexpected second suspect is thrown his way...?

Director: Nicholas Colasanto, John Cassavetes, Peter Falk

MPAA: Unrated

Running Time: 90 min.

Release Date: Sep 17, 1972

Cast: Peter Falk, John Cassavetes, Blythe Danner, Anjanette Comer, Myrna Loy