Sleuth

"Think of the perfect crime... Then go one step further."

Dec 11 1972 PG 2h 18m
Mystery, Thriller

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.

Plot

Andrew Wyke is a famous and successful author of detective novels. Milo Tindle comes to him with a strange request, that Mr Wyke divorce his wife so that Tindle can marry her. Mr Wyke is not particularly perturbed by this, he and his wife have drifted apart, and he is having an affair with another woman anyway, but uses the meeting and Mr Tindle's request as a chance to play a game, a game with potentially deadly consequences.

Written by

Anthony Shaffer

Directed by

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

20th Century Fox, Palomar Pictures International

Languages

English, Italiano

Awards

Nominated for 4 Oscars. 5 wins & 11 nominations total

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