Prescription: Murder (1968) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1968 · 100 mins · English

Directed by

Richard Irving

Starring

Peter Falk, Gene Barry, Susanne Benton, Frank Baker, Nina Foch, Clark Howat

A meticulous psychiatrist plots the perfect murder, enlisting a patient with whom he is having an affair to kill his wife and craft an airtight alibi. However, the seemingly absent‑minded LAPD lieutenant assigned to the case sees through the ruse, unraveling the crime step by step.