Showing all 2 items. "'Murder by Death' or, the Case of the Super-sleuth Spoof". Richard Narita (* 15. Murder by Death is a 1976 American comedy mystery film directed by Robert Moore and written by Neil Simon.The film stars Eileen Brennan, Truman Capote, James Coco, Peter Falk, Alec Guinness, Elsa Lanchester, David Niven, Peter Sellers, Maggie Smith, Nancy Walker, and Estelle Winwood.. Murder by Death is a 1976 American comedy mystery film directed by Robert Moore and written by Neil Simon. Each sleuth presents his or her theory on the case, pointing out the others' past connections to Twain and their possible motives for murdering him. In der DDR kam der Film am 14. [14], On Rotten Tomatoes, Murder by Death holds a rating of 65% from 20 reviews.[15]. )-) biography on Film Reference. It also features a rare acting performance by author Truman Capote. Best Acting Debut in a Motion Picture – Male, List of films featuring the deaf and hard of hearing, "Murder by Death, Box Office Information", "Murder By Death (1976) Simon's Breezy 'Murder by Death, http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/murder_by_death, Oscar and Felix: A New Look at the Odd Couple, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Murder_by_Death&oldid=981234945, Articles with unsourced statements from January 2016, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen. Champlin, Charles (June 23, 1976). Während die Gäste frustriert abreisen, zündet Twain sich eine Zigarette an und entpuppt sich nach Ablegen einer weiteren Maske als Yetta, die vermeintlich taubstumme Roboter-Köchin. In der Fernsehserie Magnum spielte er in mehreren späten Folgen drei verschiedene Rollen, darunter zuletzt einen unnachsichtigen Gegenspieler des Titelhelden, und kurz darauf, 1990, wirkte Narita in fünf späten Folgen des Seriendauerbrenners Dallas mit. | Kein GND-Personendatensatz. [7] Author Ron Haydock states that an early draft of Neil Simon's script featured Holmes and Watson actually solving the mystery, but their roles were reduced to a cameo appearance and finally deleted, as the lead actors felt they were being "upstaged."[8]. [6], An additional scene, not in the theatrical version but shown in some television versions, shows Sherlock Holmes (Keith McConnell) and Doctor Watson (Richard Peel) arriving as the other guests are leaving. After Twain's murder, Willie Wang claims to have found a clue in the dead man's hand that was overlooked by the great detectives; the clue, a note from "Lionel Twain, deceased", turns out to only be a reminder to the milkman to stop delivery. "[11] Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tribune gave the film three stars out of four and wrote that "after getting off to a shaky start, the picture quickly hits a speedball comedy pace it doesn't lose until the unsatisfactory unravelling of the mystery. Allerdings ließen sich nicht alle englischen Wortspiele ins Deutsche übertragen. Upon arriving at the Twain mansion, Jessica Marbles' London cabbie lets her know the fare. Gelegentlich erhielt er auch Möglichkeiten, seine komische Seite zu zeigen wie etwa als begriffsstutziger Adoptivsohn des Inspektor Sidney Wang (Peter Sellers), Willie Wang, in dem Krimi-Comedy-Rätselpuzzle Eine Leiche zum Dessert. This page was last edited on 1 October 2020, at 02:55. Letzte Überprüfung: 6. To prove his claim, he challenges the guests to solve a murder which will take place at midnight; a reward of $1 million will be presented to the winner. Schließlich kommen die Gäste zur Ruhe, wobei jeder mit seinem Begleiter beinahe einem heimtückischen Mordversuch zum Opfer fällt. Oktober 1977 unter dem Titel Verzeihung, sind Sie der Mörder? Der Täter kann sich, da der Butler bereits vorher ermordet aufgefunden wurde und die Köchin sich als Roboter entpuppt, logischerweise nur noch unter den Detektiven und deren Begleitung befinden, die alle ein Motiv haben, wie sich im Laufe der von überraschenden und skurrilen Ereignissen begleiteten Erkundung des Hauses herausstellt. En route to the Twain mansion, the Charlestons nearly run down Tess Skeffington, who is returning to Sam Diamond's car with gasoline; instead of giving her a lift, they apologize and drive on. Having lured his guests to his mansion managed by a blind butler named Jamessir Bensonmum, who is later joined by a deaf-mute, illiterate cook named Yetta, Twain joins his guests at dinner. Synchronregie führte Inge Lindner, das Dialogbuch stammte von Friedel Hohnwald. Each of the detectives departs the house empty handed, none of them having won the $1 million. Gegen Ende des Films taucht die folgende Dialogzeile auf, die Simons Gründe darstellt, die Geschichte zu entwerfen: Der Film macht sich all dies zu eigen; der Zuschauer sucht vergebens nach einem Sinn im Verlauf der Handlung und vor allem in dem absichtlich völlig verwirrenden Ende. Er sagt voraus, dass Punkt Mitternacht jemand aus der Runde sterben und keiner in der Lage sein werde, das Verbrechen aufzuklären. August 2020 um 10:59, https://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eine_Leiche_zum_Dessert&oldid=202542660, „Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike“. "[13] John Simon wrote 'Murder by Death is not a movie to write or read about, but to be seen and modestly enjoyed'. They ultimately find their own lives threatened. Dafür wurde vom DEFA-Studio für Synchronisation eine neue deutsche Synchronfassung angefertigt. Gender Male Occupation Actor Famous Works. Mai 2020 um 10:23 Uhr bearbeitet. Jeder gibt nun seine ganz eigene Theorie über die wahre Identität des Butlers und damit des Mörders zum Besten und fordert die Million Dollar, doch dann nimmt der Butler eine Gesichtsmaske ab. [4] Die sprachlichen Witze unterscheiden sich gegenüber der englischen Originalversion nur sehr geringfügig. Rainer Brandt führte Synchronregie, schrieb das Dialogbuch und sprach auch selbst die Rolle des Marcel. Dave Grusin's music is another highlight. A group of five renowned detectives, each accompanied by a relative or associate, is invited to "dinner and a murder" by the mysterious Lionel Twain. The party spends the rest of the night investigating and bickering. The plot is a broad parody or spoof of the traditional country-house whodunit, familiar to mystery fiction fans of classics such as Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None. The story takes place in and around the isolated country home populated by eccentric multi-millionaire Lionel Twain (Truman Capote), his blind butler Jamessir Bensonmum (Alec Guinness), and a deaf-mute cook named Yetta (Nancy Walker). Richard Narita (* 15. Wer diesen Film also ‚verstehen‘ will, sitzt im falschen Boot. Keating and published in the United States by Warner Books (.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}ISBN 978-0446881616) and by Star Books in the United Kingdom. The novelization contains the deleted Tess Skeffington and Willie Wang scenes, as well as a totally different ending in which Bensonmum is revealed to still be alive and Twain admits that although the detectives failed, they failed brilliantly and have made him love them all again. He points out misdeeds as introducing crucial characters at the last minute for the traditional "twist in the tale" (something the assembled detectives had been doing a few minutes earlier) and withholding clues and information to make it impossible for the reader to solve the mystery. Die Holmes-Parodie wurde von Keith McConnell gespielt, die des Dr. Watson von Richard Peel. There were three other scenes deleted from the film: A novelization based on Neil Simon's script was written by H.R.F. Alle sind überrascht, als es Punkt Mitternacht ausgerechnet Twain ist, der ermordet wird. August 2020 um 10:59 Uhr bearbeitet. Each detective presents a different piece of evidence with which they each independently solved the mystery, and in each case, they accuse the butler of being one of Twain's former associates. Der Sohn japanischer Einwanderer wurde in Kalifornien geboren. Diese Seite wurde zuletzt am 20. Richard Narita. Before midnight the butler is found dead and Twain disappears, only to re-appear immediately after midnight dead from a stab wound. [1], „Intelligent ausgearbeitete und überraschend pointierte Kriminalkomödie.“, „Diese originelle Parodie bietet dem Kenner eine ganze Menge Seitenhiebe auf die klassische Krimi-Literatur. They all survive, and in the morning they gather in the office, where they find the butler waiting, very much alive and not blind. Seit dem neuen Jahrtausend trat Richard Narita kaum mehr vor die Kamera. "A Potshot at Mystery Genre". The cook is also discovered to have been an animated mannequin, now packed in a storage crate. Vincent Canby of The New York Times wrote that the film had one of Simon's "nicest, breeziest screenplays," with James Coco "very, very funny as the somewhat prissy take-off on Hercule Poirot" and David Niven and Maggie Smith "marvelous as Dick and Dora Charleston, though they haven't enough to do. He is an actor, known for Murder by Death (1976), The Golden Seal (1983) and Girls of the White Orchid (1983). [5] The participants are all pastiches of famous fictional detectives: The film was shot entirely at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California, then named "The Burbank Studios". Autor Neil Simon treibt das Spiel mit der Logik so weit, dass am Ende jeder rationale Erklärungsansatz scheitern muss. Biography. "'Murder' is a comedy—and why it works is no mystery". Twain disparages the detectives—and metafictionally, the authors who created them—for the way their adventures have been handled. Ende der 60er Jahre ließ sich Narita in Los Angeles zum Schauspieler ausbilden und spielte in Studentenstücken wie im Mai 1969 in „The Impossible Years“.
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