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- Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Writer: Anthony Shaffer
- Starring: Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine
- Release date: December 10, 1972
- Running time: 138 minutes
- Remake's release date: November 23, 2007
- Remake's screenplay written by 2005 Nobel Prize winner Harold Pinter
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The 1972 film adaptation of Anthony Shaffer's Tony Award-winning playSleuth stars Laurence Olivier as a wealthy mystery novelist and Michael Caine as the young entrepreneur who's having an affair with the writer's wife. Both actors received Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for their roles, and Olivier was named Best Actor by the New York Film Critics Circle.
Kenneth Branagh's 2007 remake of the film places Caine in the role played by Olivier in the original and casts Jude Law as the writer's wife's lover.
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Synopsis
A wealthy thriller novelist lets his wife's lover in on the fact that he knows about their affair. He's not angry, however, and in fact suggests the young man "steal" his wife's jewels so that he can claim the insurance loss. Soon enough, though, it becomes clear that the writer may want revenge after all. -
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Sleuth Movie on Amazon
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My Friends Tigger & Pooh - Super Sleuth Christmas Movie - $26.99
'Tis the season for a timeless tale of Christmas cheer! So grab your hat, put on your mittens, and join Tigger, Pooh, Darby and all your favorite friends from the 100-Acre Wood for...Amazon
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Sleuth - Framed Movie Poster - 11 x 17 - $19.99
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The Case of the Specter of the Spectre: Birth of the Super Sleuths Seven (Princess Luanne and Wizard Heatheria: The Super Sleuths Seven) - $16.95
Join Luanne and Heatheria as they embark on adventures around the Known World and beyond, solving mysteries.Together with Helena Harper, Ashley Whitaker, Miles Warren, ...Amazon
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Sleuth Movie Questions
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What do you think about the movie 2081? 2 AnswersI haven't seen it, but reading the summary on wikipedia, I think the movie can be very interesting. As often with SF movies, this movie examines a hypothetical ... read more
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