![Original Film Title: COLUMBO. English Title: COLUMBO. Film Director: PATRICK MCGOOHAN; VINCENT MCEVEETY; JAMES FRAWLEY. Year: 1971. Stars: PETER FALK. Credit: NBC UNIVERSAL TELEVISION / Album Stock Photo - Alamy Original Film Title: COLUMBO. English Title: COLUMBO. Film Director: PATRICK MCGOOHAN; VINCENT MCEVEETY; JAMES FRAWLEY. Year: 1971. Stars: PETER FALK. Credit: NBC UNIVERSAL TELEVISION / Album Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/P2W8JX/original-film-title-columbo-english-title-columbo-film-director-patrick-mcgoohan-vincent-mceveety-james-frawley-year-1971-stars-peter-falk-credit-nbc-universal-television-album-P2W8JX.jpg)
Original Film Title: COLUMBO. English Title: COLUMBO. Film Director: PATRICK MCGOOHAN; VINCENT MCEVEETY; JAMES FRAWLEY. Year: 1971. Stars: PETER FALK. Credit: NBC UNIVERSAL TELEVISION / Album Stock Photo - Alamy
Was the TV character Columbo, played very convincingly by Peter Falk, based on the detective in the French film Diabolique? I found the similarities remarkable. - The Tao of Screenwriting/Movies/TV - Quora
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