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Sleuth

Turkish title: Kanlı Şaka

“Think of the perfect crime... Then go one step further.”

1972 · 2 h 18 min
Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
MysteryThriller

Cast

Laurence Olivier Michael Caine

Credits

Written by: Anthony Shaffer
Music: John Addison
Produced by: Morton Gottlieb

Plot

A crime novelist invites his wife's lover to his country house for a game of crime and revenge.

Sinekatalog’s take

Mankiewicz's two-hander pits Laurence Olivier against Michael Caine in a deadly game of wits. Clever and theatrical, it is a showpiece for actors, with a plot that keeps changing the rules.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.9 / 10 (53,411 votes)
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