Grand Deceptions
Brief Synopsis
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A retired U.S. Army colonel, the tactical chief of a secret paramilitary installation, murders the one man who could expose him as an embezzler and adulterer. Lieutenant Columbo, using his own brand of mental maneuvers, manages to come up with an ingenious strategy to outwit his formidable adversary
Cast & Crew
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Sam Wanamaker
Director
John William Gibson
Bennett Liss
Janet Eilber
Robert Foxworth
Rick Marzan
Film Details
Also Known As
ABC Mystery Movie (05/01/89), The, Columbo (05/01/89)
Genre
Sequel
Release Date
1989
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A retired U.S. Army colonel, the tactical chief of a secret paramilitary installation, murders the one man who could expose him as an embezzler and adulterer. Lieutenant Columbo, using his own brand of mental maneuvers, manages to come up with an ingenious strategy to outwit his formidable adversary.
Cast
John William Gibson
Bennett Liss
Janet Eilber
Robert Foxworth
Rick Marzan
Michael L Mcmanus
Andy Romano
Carolyn Carradine
Christopher Titus
Norma Macmillan
Lynn Clark
Stephen Quadros
Stephen Elliott
Lee Arenberg
Charles Gideon Davis
James Lashly
Peter Falk
Randy Lee Troyer
George J Peters
Milt Kogan
Crew
Leslie Dennis Bracken
Editor
Steve Brown
Producer
John Cacavas
Music
Paul Clay
Sound Editor
Daniel Dugan
Assistant Director
Carolyn L. Elias
Hair Stylist
Peter Falk
Co-Executive Producer
Jackson Gillis
Story Consultant
Mary Ann Good
Set Decorator
Laurie Higgins Tobias
Music Editor
Ellen Ring Jacobson
Editor
Stanley Kallis
Producer
Brenda Kalosh
Assistant Director
Darlene Kaplan
Casting
Greg Lacava
Makeup
William Link
Executive Producer
Todd London
Associate Producer
Michael J Long
Costume Supervisor
Mike Post
Theme Music
Bill Ross
Production Designer
Jacqueline Saint Anne
Costume Designer
Sy Salkowitz
Screenplay
Philip Saltzman
Producer
Hugo Santiago
Art Director
Jay Scherberth
Editor
Ted Schilz
Unit Production Manager
Robert Seaman
Director Of Photography
Richard Alan Simmons
Executive Producer
Dean S Vernon
Sound Mixer
R J Visciglia
Consultant
Peter Ware
Coproducer
Film Details
Also Known As
ABC Mystery Movie (05/01/89), The, Columbo (05/01/89)
Genre
Sequel
Release Date
1989
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States May 1, 1989
Estimated budget: $2,600,000
This television movie was broadcast as part of the rotating series of telefilms, airing under the blanket title "The ABC Mystery Movie."
