Sleuth (1972)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $3,500,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $5,750,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 11.955 |
Directed By
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Crew
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Anthony Shaffer
Anthony Shaffer
Edgar J. Scherick
John Addison
Oswald Morris
Richard Marden
Ken Adam
Peter Lamont
John Jarvis
John Furniss
Morton Gottlieb
David Middlemas
Tom Smith
Joan White
Frank Ernst
Kip Gowans
Ken Barker
John W. Mitchell
Don Sharpe
Graham V. Hartstone
Les Hillman
Jimmy Turrell
George Whitear
Mary Kessel
John Addison
John Addison
Gary Hughes
Elaine Schreyeck
Allan B. Schwartz
Robin Demetriou
TOP CAST
Laurence Olivier
Andrew Wyke
Michael Caine
Milo Tindle
Alec Cawthorne
Inspector Doppler
John Matthews
Detective Sergeant Tarrant
Eve Channing
Marguerite Wyke
Teddy Martin
Police Constable Higgs
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