La griffe du crime

Original title: Columbo: A Trace of Murder

TV Movie
1997
TV-PG
1h 38m

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Peter Falk, Raye Birk, Donna Bullock, Barry Corbin, Shera Danese, and David Rasche in La griffe du crime (1997)

Cop Drama Police Procedural Crime Drama Mystery

A cheating wife convinces her lover, who's a forensic scientist, to kill her husband's business rival and frame her rich husband for the murder. Lt. Columbo investigates.A cheating wife convinces her lover, who's a forensic scientist, to kill her husband's business rival and frame her rich husband for the murder. Lt. Columbo investigates.A cheating wife convinces her lover, who's a forensic scientist, to kill her husband's business rival and frame her rich husband for the murder. Lt. Columbo investigates.

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7.5/10

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Trivia
Peter Falk's actress-wife, Shera Danese, performs the role Cathleen Calvert, the conniving wife who wants to frame her husband. This was the last of her six appearances in the Columbo movies.

Goofs
Columbo gets visible white cat hair all over his gray trousers when he momentarily kneels near the victim's body. However, moments later, Kinsey shows no trace of cat hair on his black trousers after crawling extensively across the same area.

Quotes
Lt. Columbo: That'll be good, you and me together, Pat. Three eyes are better than one.

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Lots of fun

This is a particularly enjoyable series entry because it is extremely well-written. David Rasche's character is particularly well-written and well-acted. He is never over the top, clumsy, or obvious. The clues that got Columbo on his trail were perfect -- subtle (i did not catch them, I must confess) but available and fair.

Shera Danese (Falk's real-life wife) is also extremely true to her character and is a joy to watch. She's been in about six or seven Columbo movies now, and she keeps delivering more on-target performances. And, some clever twists make Barry Corbin's character one of the best on a Columbo episode ever. I hope he shows up on a future Columbo.