Colombo

Colombo (Columbo) è una serie televisiva statunitense di genere poliziesco interpretata da Peter Falk e prodotto negli Stati Uniti dal 1968 al 2003. La serie venne premiata quattro volte con l'Emmy Award; vi hanno partecipato molti attori noti quali Leonard Nimoy o Donald Pleasence e alcuni episodi sono stati diretti da famosi registi come Steven Spielberg, Ben Gazzara o Jonathan Demme. In Italia è esordita il 16 novembre 1974 su TV Koper-Capodistria e tre anni dopo, dal 6 luglio 1977, esordisce anche su Rai 2; qualche anno dopo le nuovi stagioni vennero trasmesse per le prima volta su Rete 4. Nei decenni a seguire è stata replicata più volte, in particolare sui canali Mediaset.
Creato da: William Link | Richard Levinson |
Genere: Crime | Dramma |

Numero di stagioni: 10
Numero di episodi: 67
Data prima messa in onda: 1971-09-15
Data ultima messa in onda: 2003-01-30

Approfondimenti

Season six onward the character of Columbo changes slightly. He stops referring to his wife as "my w [...]	D
Although Columbo talks about his wife in many episodes, he mentioned having a sister once in Prescri [...]	D
The original character concept for Columbo was a smooth-talking, stylish, cultured personality. Bing [...]	D
A life-sized, bronze statue of Peter Falk as his iconic character stands on Falk Miksa Street in Bud [...]	D
Despite "Columbo" sounding like an actual Italian last name, in Italy, the character and series name [...]	D
Eight years before Peter Falk played Columbo, Bert Freed played the role in an episode of "The Chevy [...]	D
Columbo hated guns and generally chose not to carry one. In the episode Colombo: L'ultima diva (1975 [...]	D
When this show was renewed for a second season, NBC brass wanted Columbo to have a sidekick. Richard [...]	D
In 1971 writer Steven Bochco was brought in by producers Richard Levinson and William Link to write [...]	D
On November 21st 2021 the shown was taken off MeTV. They did a four episode salute. They called it " [...]	D
Peter Falk appeared in character as Columbo at The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast of Frank Sinatra in 1 [...]	D
Columbo's catchphrase is often misquoted as being "just one more question", when he more often said [...]	D
Unlike his cigar-smoking character, Peter Falk was a life-long cigarette smoker.	D
Columbo's Peugeot convertible can be seen on the "Universal Studios" tour.	D
It was established in two episodes that Columbo speaks fluent Italian. With his New York accent and [...]	D
Peter Falk, as Lieutenant Columbo, played essentially the same part, in the same way, that he played [...]	D
The character and show popularized the inverted detective story format, which begins by showing the [...]	D
Patrick McGoohan was actually considered to replace Peter Falk in 1977, one year before the first se [...]	D
There are theories that Mrs. Columbo wasn't real, but a technique used by Columbo to confuse the mur [...]	D
Peter Falk described Columbo as a dog who won't let go.	D
Peter Falk's close friend, Ben Gazzara, a prominent actor in movies like Il duro del Road House (198 [...]	D
The show's creators, Richard Levinson and William Link, sometimes used the yellow pages to find a pr [...]	D
According to the show's co-writer-creator William Link, Bing Crosby was first offered the role of Co [...]	D
Columbo was an immediate hit in the Nielsen ratings and Peter Falk won an Emmy Award for his role in [...]	D
Columbo's iconic catchphrase "One more thing" was actually conceived when the show's creators, Dick [...]	D
Peter Falk frequently added in unscripted improvisations such as asking for a pencil, searching for [...]	D
This series received numerous awards and nominations from 1971 to 2005, including thirteen Emmys, tw [...]	D
Columbo's first name is never mentioned. However, one episode briefly showed his badge, listing his [...]	D
Peter Falk directed the last episode of the first season, Colombo: Progetto per un delitto (1972).	D
Peter Falk's real-life wife Shera Danese appeared in six episodes, each time as a different characte [...]	D
Peter Falk was diagnosed with dementia in 2007. By 2009, two years before his death, his doctor had [...]	D
In 1971, Colombo: Un giallo da manuale (1971), directed by Steven Spielberg, was ranked number sixte [...]	D
Richard Levinson and William Link met in junior high school, kicking off a writing partnership that [...]	D
The original plan was for a new episode to air every week, which would have meant shooting an episod [...]	D
Columbo's wardrobe consisted of Peter Falk's own clothes, including the high-topped shoes and shabby [...]	D
Season eleven, episode two, Colombo: Non c'è tempo per morire (1992) title now shares its name wi [...]	D
Spoofed in Mad Magazine as "Clodumbo".	D
The first appearance of Peter Falk as Columbo occurred in the 1968 TV movie Prescrizione assassinio [...]	D
Jeff Goldblum made his network television debut in the episode Colombo: Un caso d'immunità (1975) [...]	D
Interestingly enough, Peter Falk's first outing ("Prescription Murder" in 1968) and final outing ("C [...]	D
Of the guest starring murderers, Patrick McGoohan holds the record with four appearances as the prim [...]	D
Mrs. Columbo (1979) was not technically related to the original Peter Falk series. Richard Levinson [...]	D
The only time the subject of Columbo's first name is brought up by anyone is in the Season 4 episode [...]	D
Characters mention meeting Mrs. Columbo in various episodes, dispelling speculation that she doesn't [...]	D
During a 2009 court trial over Peter Falk's care, Dr. Stephen Read stated that Falk's condition had [...]	D
In 2007, Peter Falk claimed he had chosen a script for one last Columbo episode, "Columbo: Hear No E [...]	D
The character of Columbo was created by the writing team of Richard Levinson and William Link, who s [...]	D
Columbo's car is a 1959 Peugeot 403 convertible. Only 504 two-door convertibles were made in 1959. T [...]	D
Nicholas Colasanto, who is probably best remembered as playing Ernie 'Coach' Pantusso on the comedy [...]	D
Some of the episodes established that Columbo carried a Colt snub nose revolver in his raincoat, whi [...]	D
Patrick McGoohan appeared four times. Interestingly enough, each appearance was in the third episode [...]	D
The theme song for the series is "This Old Man".	D
The episode Colombo: Un giallo da manuale (1971) was directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Ste [...]	D
Peter Falk was the third actor to play Columbo. Previous actors performed it in theater and on live [...]	D
Peter Falk would often ad-lib his character's idiosyncrasies to keep his fellow actors off-balance. [...]	D
Character actor Mike Lally appeared in 25 of the show's 69 episodes, making him the second most recu [...]	D
Peter Falk wasn't too far removed from the character he played. In real life, he tended to be rumple [...]	D
Actors Sal Mineo and Barbara Colby, both of whom both played murder victims in the early seasons, tr [...]	D
Colombo (1971) didn't have an easy working relationship with "Universal Studios" during production. [...]	D
Episodes of this show run one hour, 13 minutes to one hour, 38 minutes. It has been broadcast in 44 [...]	D
Two episodes, Colombo: Non c'è tempo per morire (1992) and Colombo: Indagine ad incastro (1994), [...]	D

Connessioni

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Domande

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Errori

In this 1968 two hour Pilot, (about 1hr-34min in), Columbo is waiting for the suspect's lover to app [...]	D
There can be a few plot holes realized in certain episodes. With the way the murderer is covering up [...]	D

Frase

Columbo: Oh, I didn't come to ask any more questio [...]	D
[repeated line] Columbo: Oh, there's just one mor [...]	D

Elenchi

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Stagioni

N		Titolo	Soggetto	Data della prima messa in onda	Numero di episodi
0		Speciali		1968	2	D
1		Stagione 1		1971	7	D
2		Stagione 2		1972	8	D
3		Stagione 3		1973	8	D
4		Stagione 4		1974	6	D
5		Stagione 5		1975	6	D
6		Stagione 6		1976	3	D
7		Stagione 7		1977	5	D
8		Stagione 8		1989	4	D
9		Stagione 9		1989	6	D
10		Stagione 10		1990	14	D

Cast

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