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Sleuth is a 1972 British mystery thriller film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and starring Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine. The screenplay by playwright Anthony Shaffer was based on his 1970 Tony Award-winning homonymous play. Both Olivier and Caine were nominated for an Academy Award for their performance. This was Mankiewicz's final film. Critics gave the film overwhelmingly positive reviews, and would later note similarities between it and Caine's 1982 film Deathtrap.
Original Release
12/11/1972
US Release
12/11/1972
Cast
Name | Character |
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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 |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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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 |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Edgar J. Scherick | Executive Producer |
Morton Gottlieb | Producer |
David Middlemas | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1973 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
1973 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
1973 | Oscar | Best Director | Nominated |
1973 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Dramatic Score | Nominated |
1973 | Golden Globe | Best Motion Picture - Drama | Nominated |
1973 | Golden Globe | Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | Nominated |
1973 | Golden Globe | Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | Nominated |