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Sleuth

1972·2h 18m·PG
MysteryThriller
IMDb Rating
★ 7.9/10
52,917 votes

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

Sleuth is a 1972 mystery thriller movie directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, starring Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine, Alec Cawthorne. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.9/10 from 52,917 votes and runs 2h 18m.

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Director
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Stars
Laurence Olivier
Michael Caine
Alec Cawthorne
John Matthews
Creators
Anthony Shaffer
Details
1972-12-11
138 min
Movie
PG
★ United Kingdom, United States
★ English, Italian
Keywords
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