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Columbo investigates the apparent drowning of a famous painter's first wife.Columbo investigates the apparent drowning of a famous painter's first wife.Columbo investigates the apparent drowning of a famous painter's first wife.
Isabel García Lorca
- Julie
- (as Isabel Lorca)
Frank Wiltse
- Officer
- (as Frank L. Wiltse)
Joey Banks
- Paramedic
- (uncredited)
Jean-Paul Vignon
- Maitre d'
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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Did you know
- TriviaThe real painter of Columbo's portrait is Jaroslav Gebr. Gebr was born in Eastern Europe and fled the Communists, arriving in Hollywood. He began in the art departments of Fox and MGM and eventually ended up at Universal's Television studios, where he led their Art Department for years.
- GoofsColumbo lifts Dog to look over the fence at the ocean. He then lets go of the dog, yet the dog remains in place at the top of the fence. The dog is apparently standing on some sort of hidden platform, yet no platform is visible in the previous shot from behind him.
- Quotes
Vanessa Barsini: You're like a swollen house guest who eats up all the food, and while the rest of us go hungry, you complain about heartburn.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Columbo: Murder, A Self Portrait
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What I See...
I'm not in the television or visual art business, but I must remark about the interesting composition of what the television viewer sees on the television screen during this singular episode of Columbo. The on screen artwork props are quite tacky, except for the final portrait that appears in the ending credits. But, different scenes in this story are characteristic of various artists when creatively blending the lighting, shading, qualities of color, staging, props, and so on. One scene mimics Norman Rockwell, even. Maybe this is just in my head, but somebody behind the production of the scenes created a television classic. I'm willing to wager that if you were to show this episode to a handful of art enthusiasts in a communal setting, the resulting observations would interestingly quite descriptive.
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- Selbstbildnis eines Mörders
- Filming locations
- Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA(Basset hound show and picnic)
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- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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By what name was Murder, a Self Portrait (1989) officially released in Canada in English?
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