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Sleuth (1972)

★ 7.9PG138 minDirector: Joseph L. Mankiewicz

1972 film by Joseph L. Mankiewicz

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 summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Sleuth about?
Sleuth (1972) — 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. Mr Wyke is not particularly perturbed by this, he and his wife have drifted apart, and he is having an a
Is Sleuth based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Sleuth scary?
Content rating: PG. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.