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Sleuth (1972)

Poster for Sleuth

If it was murder, where's the body?

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
  • Profile picture of Laurence Olivier
    Andrew Wyke Laurence Olivier
  • Profile picture of Michael Caine
    Milo Tindle Michael Caine
  • Profile picture of Alec Cawthorne
    Inspector Doppler Alec Cawthorne

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Keywords

  • infidelity
  • robbery
  • countryside
  • upper class
  • romantic rivalry
  • author
  • game
  • extramarital affair
  • preserved film