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Peter Falk

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Murder, Inc.Murder, Inc. (1960)
Dir. Stuart Rosenberg, Burt Balaban
Feat. Stuart Whitman, Peter Falk, Simon Oakland
Cinemascope gangland film based on the true story of the eponymous Brooklyn gang that operated in the 1930s. It launched the careers of both Stuart…
Pocketful of MiraclesPocketful of Miracles (1961)
Dir. Frank Capra
Feat. Ann-Margret, Bette Davis, Glenn Ford
Frank Capra's final film (and Ann–Margret's debut) is an appealing remake of his earlier LADY FOR A DAY, in which the poverty–stricken…
Balcony, TheBalcony, The (Le Balcon) (1963) Recommended
Dir. Joseph Strick
Feat. Shelley Winters, Peter Falk, Lee Grant
Fascinating adaptation of Jean Genet's play set in a fictional country, where Shelley Winters plays the Madam of a brothel that satisfies the erotic…
Robin and the Seven HoodsRobin and the Seven Hoods (1964)
Dir. Gordon Douglas
Feat. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Bing Crosby
A spoof of the Robin Hood legend set in '20s gangland Chicago.
Great Race, TheGreat Race, The (1965) Recommended
Dir. Blake Edwards
Feat. Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, Natalie Wood
Near–classic comedy set around the first New York–to–Paris car race in the early 20th century, with a cast of greats and bag of…
AnzioAnzio (1968)
Dir. Edward Dmytryk, Duilio Coletti
Feat. Robert Mitchum, Peter Falk, Arthur Kennedy
Robert Mitchum and Peter Falk lead an international cast for this ropey war epic – an Italian–American co–production about…
Castle KeepCastle Keep (1969)
Dir. Sydney Pollack
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Patrick O'Neal, Jean-Pierre Aumont
Anachronistic WWII film in which a ragtag squad of GI's, led by an eye–patched Burt Lancaster, hunker down in a medieval castle and try to halt…
Columbo (TV Series)Columbo (TV Series) (1971-2003) Recommended
Dir. Richard Irving, John Smight
Feat. Peter Falk
Peter Falk's keynote character was this canny TV–Series police detective, whose rumpled charm and wobbly eye disguises his brilliant mind.…
Woman Under the Influence, AWoman Under the Influence, A (1974) Recommended
Dir. John Cassavetes
Feat. Peter Falk, Gena Rowlands
Peter Falk and Gena Rowlands pull out the stops as a dysfunctional working– class couple. Though the drama (and running time) are left…
Mikey and NickyMikey and Nicky (1976)
Dir. Elaine May
Feat. Peter Falk, John Cassavetes, Ned Beatty
Loosely improvised drama, with a wild–eyed John Cassavetes calling on old pal Peter Falk to help escape the Mob. Turns out he may not be such a…
Murder by DeathMurder by Death (1976)
Dir. Robert Moore
Feat. Eileen Brennan, Truman Capote, James Coco
A classic whodunnit premise is taken within an inch of its life by a knockout cast, here playing a gaggle of famous sleuths and sidekicks who convene…
Brink's Job, TheBrink's Job, The (1977)
Dir. William Friedkin
Feat. Peter Falk, Warren Oates, Gena Rowlands
In 1950, the Brink’s security firm in Boston was robbed of nearly $3,000,000, in one of the US’ largest ever heists. This version of events…
Cheap Detective, TheCheap Detective, The (1978)
Dir. Robert Moore
Feat. Peter Falk, Ann-Margret, Eileen Brennan
Neil Simon's spoof of Bogart detective movies, with Falk fitting comfortably into his raincoat. A mixed bag, but worthwhile for those…
Scared Straight!Scared Straight! (1978) Recommended
Dir. Alan Shapiro
Feat. Peter Falk, Danny Glover
A famous, Oscar–winning documentary in which a group of 17 budding teenage crims are shown the harsh realities of prison life, chiefly being…
In-Laws, TheIn-Laws, The (1979)
Dir. Arthur Hiller
Feat. Peter Falk, Alan Arkin, Richard Libertini
Alan Arkin and Peter Falk deliver some effortless comedy in this straightforward buddy–comedy, as a dentist and CIA–agent embroiled in a…
Big TroubleBig Trouble (1985)
Dir. John Cassavetes
Feat. Peter Falk, Alan Arkin, Charles Durning
Cassavette's final film is far from a fitting finale to the iconoclast's career, but its not without its charms. Arkin plays a besieged insurance…
Wings of DesireWings of Desire (1987) Recommended
Dir. Wim Wenders
Feat. Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Otto Sander
Wenders ambitious and hypnotic film centres around two angels who can listen into human thought in pre–unified Berlin. This rich and surreal…
Aunt Julia and the ScriptwriterAunt Julia and the Scriptwriter (Tune in Tomorrow) (1990) Recommended
Dir. Jon Amiel
Feat. Keanu Reeves, Barbara Hershey, Peter Falk
A sophisticated cocktail of fantasy and bent reality in which Keanu Reeves and Barbara Hershey meet an endearing yet shrewd scriptwriter (Peter Falk)…
Sunshine Boys, TheSunshine Boys, The (1995)
Dir. John Erman
Feat. Woody Allen, Peter Falk, Sarah Jessica Parker
Second adaptation of Neil Simon's play about two aging comedy legends who are cajoled into reforming their long–severed partnership. Woody…
MadeMade (2001)
Dir. Jon Favreau
Feat. Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Famke Janssen
The hotly–awaited follow–up to SWINGERS from Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau looks to resurrect the easy–going swing and…
Lost World, The (TV Mini-series)Lost World, The (TV Mini-series) (2002) Recommended
Dir. Stuart Orme
Feat. Bob Hoskins, Peter Falk, James Fox
Sterling BBC adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s adventure novel, where an intrepid bunch of Victorians explore the Amazon jungle for dinosaurs…

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