Sleuth (1972)

  • PG
  • 12/10/1972 (US)
  • Thriller, Mystery, Crime, Comedy
  • 2h 18m

If it was murder, where's the body?

Overview

A mystery novelist devises an insurance scam with his wife's lover – but things aren't exactly as they seem. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.

Anthony Shaffer

Screenplay

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Director

Cast

Laurence Olivier's headshot

Laurence Olivier

Andrew Wyke
Michael Caine's headshot

Michael Caine

Milo Tindle
Alec Cawthorne's headshot

Alec Cawthorne

Inspector Doppler
John Matthews's headshot

John Matthews

Detective Sergeant Tarrant
Eve Channing's headshot

Eve Channing

Marguerite Wyke
Teddy Martin's headshot

Teddy Martin

Police Constable Higgs

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