Columbo: It’s All in the Game

The crumpled cop seemingly falls for a beautiful socialite suspected of murdering a playboy gambler – but appearances can be deceptive. Detective drama, written by and starring Peter Falk. Faye Dunaway – who scooped an Emmy award for her performance-Claudia Christian, Armando Pucci and Bill Macy co-star., The crumpled cop seemingly falls for a beautiful socialite suspected of murdering a playboy gambler – but appearances can be deceptive. Detective drama, written by and starring Peter Falk. Faye Dunaway – who scooped an Emmy award for her performance- Claudia Christian, Armando Pucci and Bill Macy co-star., Faye Dunaway plays a sophisticate who charms the raincoat off Lt. Columbo (Peter Falk) as he tries to pin her lover’s murder on her. Lisa: Claudia Christian. Nick: Armando Pucci. Ruddick: Bill Macy. Barney: John Finnegan. Riley: Doug Sheehan. Falk also wrote the teleplay. Vincent McEveety directed., Faye Dunaway plays a sophisticate who charms the raincoat off Lt. Columbo as he tries to pin her lover’s murder on her., Crime drama in which the dishevelled detective is assigned to look into the murder of a Latin American playboy gambler. He quicky finds that the dead man’s girlfriend is a formidable distraction – and may just be the prime suspect.