The Cheap Detective

The Cheap Detective (1978)

PG 23 Jun 1978 • Comedy, Crime, Mystery • 1h 32m
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Lou Peckinpaugh (Peter Falk), the Cheap detective has entered a world that is half Casablanca (1942) and half The Maltese Falcon (1941). A parody of Humphrey Bogart's movies in which Lou goes through a series of scenes from the two movies trying to keep ahead of the Police who think he killed his partner and find the black bird.

Robert Moore
Director
Neil Simon
Writer
Peter Falk, Ann-Margret, Eileen Brennan
Starring

Language: English, German
Awards: 1 nomination
Country: United States, United Kingdom
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6.4

IMDb (5951 votes)
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