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Sleuth
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7.7A man who loves games and theatre invites his wife's lover to meet, setting up a battle of wits with potentially deadly results.
Cast
- Laurence Olivier as Andrew Wyke
- Michael Caine as Milo Tindle
Themes
- infidelity
- robbery
- countryside
- upper class
- romantic rivalry
- author
- game
- extramarital affair
- tense
- ominous
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Screenplay by
- Anthony Shaffer
- Based on
- Sleuth by Anthony Shaffer
- Produced by
- Morton Gottlieb
- Starring
- Laurence Olivier , Michael Caine
- Cinematography
- Oswald Morris
- Edited by
- Richard Marden
- Music by
- John Addison
- Production company
- Palomar Pictures International
- Distributed by
- 20th Century-Fox
- Release date
- 11 December 1972 ( 1972-12-11 ) (US)
- Running time
- 138 minutes
- Countries
- United Kingdom , United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $3.5 million
- Box office
- $5.7 million (rentals)
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Encyclopedic overview
Sleuth is a 1972 mystery thriller film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and starring Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine. The screenplay by playwright Anthony Shaffer was based on his 1970 Tony Award-winning play. Both Olivier and Caine were nominated for Academy Awards for their performances. This was Mankiewicz's final film. Critics gave the film overwhelmingly positive reviews.
Plot
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