6.5
“Think of the perfect crime... Then go one step further.”
Sleuth (1972)
December 10, 19722h 18mEN
7.7
706 votes
Overview
A man who loves games and theatre invites his wife's lover to meet, setting up a battle of wits with potentially deadly results.
Director
Joseph L. MankiewiczWriters
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
Italian
Budget
$3.5M
Revenue
$5.8M
Production Companies
Palomar Pictures International
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User Reviews
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7.0“Milo” (Michael Caine) arrives at the stately pile of a renowned crime writer - a sort of male Agatha Christie, and has to navigate a complex maze to track down his voice. The dapper “Andrew” (Sir Laurence Olivier) welcomes his guest effusively and takes him into his home. It’s an Aladdin’s cave of theatrical props and costumes which leaves “Milo” a little unnerved. Not as unnerved as he’s going to get, though, when “Andrew” declares his knowledge of the affair his wife is having with him and that he’s relatively relaxed about her leaving so long as he can get the insurance on £175,000 worth o…
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