Sleuth

1972 film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Film · TMDB

7.7

A man who loves games and theatre invites his wife's lover to meet, setting up a battle of wits with potentially deadly results.

Released: 1972-12-10138 minDir: Joseph L. MankiewiczThriller, Mystery, CrimeBudget: $3.5MBox office: $5.8M

▶ Watch trailer

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

This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.

Ratings

IMDb

7.9/10

52,917 votes

Year: 1972
Runtime: 138 min
Genres: Mystery, Thriller

via IMDb

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)

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Duration: 138
FilmAffinity ID: 669546

Show 4 more facts

publication date: 1974-09-26
title: Sleuth
Commons category: Sleuth (1972 film)
review score: 90%

Sources (10)

via Wikidata · CC0

~10 min read

Article

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