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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
Lou Shaw (teleplay)
James Menzies (story)
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TV Series:
Original Air Date:
12 October 1975 (Season 5, Episode 2)
Plot:
The first secretary to the Suarian king may have immunity from the consequences of committing murder; but Lt. Columbo is wilier than any foreign diplomat. full summary | add synopsis
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A Great Exchange! more (17 total)
Cast
(Episode Complete credited cast) | Peter Falk | ... | Columbo |
 | Hector Elizondo | ... | Hassan Salah |
 | Sal Mineo | ... | Rachman Habib |
 | Kenneth Tobey | ... | Police Commissioner |
 | Brioni Farrell | ... | Xenia (as Xenia Gratsos) |
| Barry Robins | ... | The King |
| Dick Dinman | ... | Morgan |
| George Skaff | ... | Kura |
| Nate Esformes | ... | Hakim |
| André Lawrence | ... | Alafa (as Andre Lawrence) |
| Bill Zuckert | ... | Capt. August |
| Bart Braverman | ... | 2nd Picketer |
| Harvey Gold | ... | Coroner |
| Jay Varela | ... | Capt. Ortega |
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Runtime:
70 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.33 : 1 more
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Certification:
Norway:11 (DVD) (2007) | Denmark:15 (DVD) (2007) | Sweden:15 (DVD) (2007) | Finland:K-18 (DVD) (2007) (self applied) | Australia:PG
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Jeff Goldblum is an extra in the crowd demonstrating in the scene outside of the embassy. more
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2nd Protester:
Why all the interest?
Lt. Columbo:
I'm fuzz.
2nd Protester:
That's cool.
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One of my all time favorite Columbo episodes. Peter Falk is at his bumbling best and Hestor Elizondo is simply fantastic.
But what really deserves comment is the writing. A particularly memorable exchange occurs between Columbo and a chief suspect, Hassan Salah, played by Hector Elizondo. As I remember it goes something like this:
Columbo: Oh, no, you couldn't possibly have done it. You know, sometimes I can just look at someone and say "He couldn't possibly have done it." And when I first met you I said to myself "He couldn't possibly have done it."
Salah: That's very reassuring, Lieutenant. How often are you right?
Columbo: Oh, only about twenty percent of the time.
***** You really have to see it to fully appreciate it. It is truly classic.