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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 .
Dec 11, 1972 · Sleuth: Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. With Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine, Alec Cawthorne, John Matthews. A man who loves games and theater invites his wife's lover to meet him, setting up a battle of wits with potentially deadly results.
- (50K)
- Mystery, Thriller
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- 1972-12-11
"Sleuth," a totally engrossing entertainment, is funny and scary by turns, and always superbly theatrical. It's the kind of mystery we keep saying they don't make anymore, but sometimes they do, and the British seem to write them better than anyone.
Sleuth. Based on the renowned play by Anthony Shaffer, this mystery finds Andrew Wyke (Laurence Olivier), a wealthy author of detective novels and game aficionado, facing off against his wife's...
- (28)
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- PG
- Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine
Summaries. A man who loves games and theater invites his wife's lover to meet him, setting up a battle of wits with potentially deadly results. Andrew Wyke is a famous and successful author of detective novels. Milo Tindle comes to him with a strange request, that Mr Wyke divorce his wife so that Tindle can marry her.
Overview. A mystery novelist devises an insurance scam with his wife's lover – but things aren't exactly as they seem.
Sleuth is a 1972 British 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 homonymous play.
