Seltsame Bettgenossen

Originaltitel: Columbo: Strange Bedfellows

Fernsehfilm
1995
TV-PG
1 Std. 29 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

1949

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Cop Drama Police Procedural Crime Drama Mystery

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuA man murders his compulsive gambling brother, frames a mob bookie for the crime, and then murders the bookie and claims self-defense. He finds himself being investigated by Lt. Columbo, and... Alles lesenA man murders his compulsive gambling brother, frames a mob bookie for the crime, and then murders the bookie and claims self-defense. He finds himself being investigated by Lt. Columbo, and in trouble with the bookie's mob boss.A man murders his compulsive gambling brother, frames a mob bookie for the crime, and then murders the bookie and claims self-defense. He finds himself being investigated by Lt. Columbo, and in trouble with the bookie's mob boss.

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7,1/10

1949

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7/10

The Trap

George Wendt stars as Graham McVeigh, a ranch/horse owner who is fed up with bailing out his gambling brother Teddy(played by Jeff Yagher) who is also in debt with a mob-related man named Bruno Romano(played by Jay Acovone) so devises a scheme to murder both of them by first killing Teddy, then laying suspicion on Bruno before he lures him into a trap to kill him too, claiming self-defense. Lt. Columbo(Peter Falk) is investigating the crimes when he is approached by the mob leader Vincenzo Fortelli(played by Rod Steiger) who wants Graham to pay for what he did, but the two of them instead come up with a better plan to trap Graham... Slick, entertaining episode with Steiger and Falk a good match-up, and Wendt's character is so obtuse and unsympathetic that the potentially morally dubious alliance between them isn't an issue.

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Although Columbo has spoken Italian in several previous episodes, he claims to have never learned the language. As such, it's possible that Columbo makes up a new backstory depending on the suspect to whom he is speaking.

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The Los Angeles Chronicle article regarding the murders reads, "Two Die in Bizzare Double Killing", misspelling "Bizarre".

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Vincenzo Fortelli: I'll give you a choice. You can walk outta here and never come back, keep your mouth shut; the other choice, I don't think I have to go into a bunch of detail about.
Lieutenant Columbo: You're not gonna kill a police officer?
Vincenzo Fortelli: Wouldn't be the first time.
Graham McVeigh: [after long, pensive stares at McVeigh and Fortelli, Columbo turns and heads out] For God's sake!
Lieutenant Columbo: [Stopping and turning around] I'm sorry sir. They don't pay me enough for this kind of stuff.