Distributor:
Universal Home Entertainment Certificate: Not Rated |
11
Hours and 24 minutes Available to buy Extras: Yes
ANYONE
IN IT WE KNOW?
Peter
Falk, Martin Sheen, Vincent Price, Deidre Hall, Jackie Cooper
WHAT’S
IT ABOUT THEN?
The
Columbo releases from Universal
are now upto the third season
and of course by now it is full
steam ahead as Columbo really
hits its stride, of course the
basic premise of the show
dictates that we know who the
killer is right from the get go
but by the third season the
audience was lapping up the way
the Superlative Peter Falk as Lt
Columbo doggedly
pursued
his
villain who were always lulled into a false sense of security by
Columbo's grubby mac, battered old car and down at heel demeanour, all
tactics designed to throw the suspect off guard before he lets them know
that he knows they did it.
Spread
over two double sided discs this nicely put together set features all 8
feature length season three episodes, Columbo's cases include the
mysterious death of a well known author, a country singer who is prime
suspect in a murder case, he also finds time to uncover police
corruption and political skullduggery. Columbo also always managed to
attract a high level of guest and this series includes the legendary
Johnny Cash in the episode Swan Song as well as the likes of
Jose
Ferrier, Vincent Price, Martin Sheen, Dana Elcar and Robert Culp. A
classy slice of 1970's Tec TV Heaven, Columbo always entertains and
should be on any Classic TV fans must have list.
ANY
SPECIAL FEATURES?
There's
a great bonus episode from the series Mrs Columbo (which many have
claimed isn't a spin off from Columbo but having now seen an episode it
clearly is) this is called Murder Is A Parlour Game (from 1979) and
features Kate Mulgrew as Kate Columbo, journalist on a small local paper
and married to a never seen Lt Columbo, she investigates when a suicide
case appears to be murder, the excellent Donald Pleasance guest stars,
this is great fun and is hopefully a precursor to the whole series
getting a release.
