Murder by Death (1976) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Robert Moore.

Cast

• Truman Capote as Lionel Twain
• Alec Guinness as Butler Jamesir Bensonmum
• Peter Sellers as Sidney Wang
• David Niven as Dick Charleston
• Maggie Smith as Dora Charleston
• James Coco as Milo Perrier
• Peter Falk as Sam Diamond
• Eileen Brennan as Tess Skeffington
• Elsa Lanchester as Jessica Marbles
• Estelle Winwood as Nurse Withers
• Nancy Walker as Kitchen Maid Yetta
• James Cromwell as Marcel Cassette
• Richard Narita as Willie Wang
• Fay Wray as Door Bell (archive sound) (uncredited)

Crew

• Ray Stark — Producer
• Robert Moore — Director
• Dave Grusin — Original Music Composer
• David M. Walsh — Director of Photography
• Neil Simon — Writer

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