One of the Most Popular and Acclaimed Television Series of All Time 'Murder, She Wrote: The Complete First Season'

One of the Most Popular and Acclaimed Television Series of All Time 'Murder, She Wrote: The Complete First Season'

Available in Stores for the First Time Ever March 29, 2005 From Universal Studios Home Entertainment

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- TV's highest-rated drama for an unbelievable nine consecutive seasons, "Murder, She Wrote: The Complete First Season" arrives on DVD shelves for the first time ever March 29, 2005. Featuring 12-time Emmy nominee and Golden Globe(R)-winner Angela Lansbury as mystery writer-turned-super-sleuth Jessica Fletcher, "Murder, She Wrote: The Complete First Season" includes 21 deliciously suspenseful episodes from the unforgettable debut season plus the pilot movie "The Murder of Sherlock Holmes."

Lansbury is joined by series regulars William Windom and Tom Bosley plus a veritable Who's Who of guest stars including, Jerry Orbach ("Law & Order"), Leslie Nielsen ("The Naked Gun"), Joaquin Phoenix ("Gladiator"), Andy Garcia ("Ocean's Twelve"), Martin Landau ("Ed Wood"), Peter Graves ("Mission: Impossible"), Milton Berle and many others. This three-disc DVD set, priced at $49.98 SRP, will keep audiences guessing "whodunit" from beginning to end.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

DVD
Street Date: March 29,2005
Order Close: February 22, 2005
Rating: Not Rated
Suggested Retail Price: $49.98
DVD Selection Number: 26105
Running Time: Disc 1: 6 hours 24 Minutes; Disc 2: 6 Hours 29 Minutes;
Disc 3: 5 Hours 41 Minutes
Discs: 3
Number of Layers: Dual (Double Sided)
Aspect Ratio: Full Frame 1.33:1
Audio: English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono plus English captions (French and
Spanish Subtitles)

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Source: Universal Studios Home Entertainment

CONTACT: Vivian Mayer, Senior Vice President, Publicity, +1-818-777-
3594, Lea Porteneuve, Vice President, Publicity, +1-818-777-1391, Craig Radow,
Manager, Print Publicity, +1-818-777-4572, or Heather David, Manager,
Broadcast Publicity, +1-818-777-0549, all of Universal Studios Home
Entertainment Publicity

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