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Ransom for a Dead Man

Ransom for a Dead Man (1972)

1h 35m 7.0/10 IMDb
DramaMysteryTV MovieCrime

A brilliant attorney gets rid of her boring husband by faking his kidnapping and keeping the ransom. The FBI may be fooled, but not Columbo.

Director: Richard Irving

Cast: Peter Falk, Lee Grant, John Fink, Harold Gould, Patricia Mattick

Content Warnings

Other

Gaslighting / emotional manipulation

Violence & Physical Harm

Gun violence
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