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Mood:
Clever Witty Exciting Mind Bending Tense Biting
Plot:
Mind Game Psychological Crimes Dishonesty Rivalry Social Differences Riddles and Clues
Genres:
Mystery Thriller
Time/Period:
20th Century 70s
Place:
England Europe Indoors Palaces Castles and Temples
Praise:
Critically Acclaimed
Humor:
Verbal Byplay
Style:
Talky
Based on:
Based on Play
Attitudes:
Semi Serious Realistic
Flag:
Violent Content

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Sleuth, 1972

Starring: Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine

Directed by: Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Written by: Anthony Shaffer

Language: English, Italian

Country: UK

Runtime: 138 min

MPAA Rating:

Rating:8.1

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The mood of Sleuth is clever, witty, and exciting. The plot centers around mind games, psychological motives, and dishonesty. It features verbal byplay. Sleuth is a thriller and mystery movie. Stylistically, it is talky. In approach, it is realistic. Sleuth takes place, at least partly, indoors and in a palace, castle, or temple. The setting is England. It happens in the 20th century. Sleuth is adapted from a play. The movie is known for being critically acclaimed. Note that it includes violent content.

Summary of Sleuth

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.

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Language:	English, Italian
Country:	UK
Release date:	10 December 1972
Runtime:	138 min

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Laurence Olivier

as Andrew Wyke

Michael Caine

as Milo Tindle

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Anything Lawrence Olivier ever did on film is worth seeing. That said, this c. 1970 script shows its age. Hugely popular in its day it signalled a return of the "intellectual" thriller and was a theatrical tour de force, with only two actors... Read and rate it

04.March.2011
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by: Dale Williams
Dale Williams rated this movie0/10

I highly encourage you to seek out this hard to find film. This is NOT the movie 'Sleuth' with Michael Caine and Jude Law made in recent years, but rather, the original film version starring Michael Caine and Sir Laurence Olivier. Olivier is a... Read and rate it

16.February.2010
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by: etragedy
etragedy rated this movie0/10

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