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Sleuth (1972)

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Reviews Counted:18

Fresh:17

Rotten:1

Average Rating:8.5/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 19 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: Rarely has a movie with only three characters been so enthralling as SLEUTH, guided by the expert direction of Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Mystery writer and gamesman Andrew Wyke (Laurence Olivier) has... Rarely has a movie with only three characters been so enthralling as SLEUTH, guided by the expert direction of Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Mystery writer and gamesman Andrew Wyke (Laurence Olivier) has found the next target for his mind games: Milo Tindal (Michael Caine), a nice young British hairdresser who is having an affair with Andrew's neglected wife, hoping to eventually marry her. Professing to want to release his wife to him, Andrew lures Milo to his country house to play a very nasty trick--but Andrew's trick comes back to haunt him. Featuring a revelation viewers will have to fight to hold back when recommending this mystery to friends, SLEUTH will greatly appeal to drawing-room murder fans, who will find the movie thrilling with its unexpected twists and turns. Both the unscrupulous and unremorseful Andrew and Milo, sweet but up to Andrew's challenge, shine in each other's company, shrugging off each wicked verbal barb before zinging back another. Both Caine and Olivier are brilliant in their roles; the former was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor. SLEUTH is based on the play by British playwright Anthony Shaffer. [More]

Starring: Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine, Alec Cawthorne, Ted Martin

Starring: Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine, Alec Cawthorne, Ted Martin

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Producer: Morton Gottlieb
Composer: John Addison

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03/26/09
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Despite flaws (it's overlong and too theatrical, betraying its stage origins), this stylishly made cat-and-mouse thriller with strong social class overtones boasts great performances from Olivier and Michael Caine.

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08/03/07
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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06/24/06
Derek Adams
Derek Adams
Time Out

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08/02/05
Nell Minow
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

A stagebound but effective two-character thriller. It might work better on stage, but you're not like to find better leads.

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04/30/05
Dan Lybarger
Dan Lybarger
Nitrate Online

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10/23/04
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Intriguing to begin, but ultimately tiring; its place is on the stage.

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03/11/04
Jake Euker
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)

It's one of those works built around a gimmick that in fact requires a little cheating on the part of the filmmakers in order to succeed. But it's a good gimmick.

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01/29/04
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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01/29/04
Randy Shulman
Randy Shulman
Metro Weekly (Washington, DC)

Delicious, wickedly funny game of cat-and-cat.

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10/31/03
Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)

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08/29/03
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

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07/05/03
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

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03/05/03
Rebecca Murray
Rebecca Murray
About.com

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12/10/02
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

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11/01/02
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

A two-man play that displays the terrific talents of Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine

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08/12/02
Robin Clifford
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews

Joseph Mankiewicz directs this deft satire on the detective genre of literature that is both a metaphysical thriller and a psychological cliff-hanger.

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02/13/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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James Berardinelli
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01/01/00
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