Columbo investigates the apparent drowning of a famous painter's first wife.Columbo investigates the apparent drowning of a famous painter's first wife.Columbo investigates the apparent drowning of a famous painter's first wife.
Isabel García Lorca
- Julie
- (as Isabel Lorca)
Frank Wiltse
- Officer
- (as Frank L. Wiltse)
Joey Banks
- Paramedic
- (uncredited)
Jean-Paul Vignon
- Maitre d'
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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Did you know
- TriviaThe real painter of Columbo's portrait is Jaroslav Gebr. Gebr was born in Eastern Europe and fled the Communists, arriving in Hollywood. He began in the art departments of Fox and MGM and eventually ended up at Universal's Television studios, where he led their Art Department for years.
- GoofsColumbo lifts Dog to look over the fence at the ocean. He then lets go of the dog, yet the dog remains in place at the top of the fence. The dog is apparently standing on some sort of hidden platform, yet no platform is visible in the previous shot from behind him.
- Quotes
Vanessa Barsini: You're like a swollen house guest who eats up all the food, and while the rest of us go hungry, you complain about heartburn.
- ConnectionsFollowed by Columbo: Columbo Cries Wolf (1990)
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Strong beginning, weak ending.
Although I haven't seen every Columbo episode there is, I'm certain the pattern is the same: A wealthy and intelligent individual (who is sometimes a celebrity) plans and executes a perfect murder. Then, Columbo enters the scene and since there are no witnesses he has to rely heavily on circumstantial evidence. Columbo finally out-smarts his suspects and arrests the criminal. At this point I always think that in real life this individual will hire a high-paid lawyer who will rip Columbo's case to shreds, but that's material for another movie.
Max Barsini fits perfectly into that typical criminal profile: wealthy and intelligent. But there's one more thing to add: a super-inflated ego, strong enough to dominate three women. Nevertheless, by the second half of the movie his character and his ego starts deflating, and at the end he just simply surrenders without putting up a fight. And that's the disappointment that I had with this episode, and many other episodes, where the person who was smart enough to plan an almost perfect homicide, suddenly succumbs under Columbo's pressure. Of course, not all Columbo's movies end up this way, and therefore I consider them my favorites. Unfortunately this one is not one of them.
Max Barsini fits perfectly into that typical criminal profile: wealthy and intelligent. But there's one more thing to add: a super-inflated ego, strong enough to dominate three women. Nevertheless, by the second half of the movie his character and his ego starts deflating, and at the end he just simply surrenders without putting up a fight. And that's the disappointment that I had with this episode, and many other episodes, where the person who was smart enough to plan an almost perfect homicide, suddenly succumbs under Columbo's pressure. Of course, not all Columbo's movies end up this way, and therefore I consider them my favorites. Unfortunately this one is not one of them.
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- lightville
- Dec 3, 2002
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- Selbstbildnis eines Mörders
- Filming locations
- Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA(Basset hound show and picnic)
- Production company
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- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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