Sleuth (1972 film)

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British film film mystery film thriller film

Sleuth (1972 film) is a 1972 British mystery thriller directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, renowned for its twist-filled cat-and-mouse game between characters played by Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British film ⓘ
film ⓘ
mystery film ⓘ
thriller film ⓘ
aspectRatio 1.85:1 ⓘ
basedOn Sleuth (1972 film) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Sleuth (play)
basedOnAuthor Anthony Shaffer ⓘ
characterPortrayedBy Laurence Olivier ⓘ
surface form: Andrew Wyke – Laurence Olivier

Milo Tindle – Michael Caine ⓘ
cinematographyBy Oswald Morris ⓘ
colorProcess Technicolor ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
countryOfRelease United Kingdom ⓘ
director Joseph L. Mankiewicz ⓘ
distributedBy 20th Century Fox ⓘ
distributedIn United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
editedBy Richard Marden ⓘ
filmingStyle limited setting ⓘ
genre mystery ⓘ
psychological thriller ⓘ
thriller ⓘ
hasRemake Sleuth (1972 film) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Sleuth (2007 film)
mainCharacter Andrew Wyke ⓘ
Milo Tindle ⓘ
musicBy John Addison ⓘ
narrativeFocus cat-and-mouse game ⓘ
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Actor ⓘ
surface form: Academy Award for Best Actor – Laurence Olivier

Academy Award for Best Actor – Michael Caine ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Director ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Original Score ⓘ
surface form: Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama ⓘ
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama ⓘ
notableFor plot twists ⓘ
two-hander structure ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
producer Elliott Kastner ⓘ
productionCompany Palomar Pictures International ⓘ
releaseDateUS December 1972 ⓘ
releaseYear 1972 ⓘ
runningTime 138 minutes ⓘ
screenwriter Anthony Shaffer ⓘ
settingLocation Wiltshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
sourceMedium stage play ⓘ
starring Laurence Olivier ⓘ
Michael Caine ⓘ
theme class conflict ⓘ
deception ⓘ
gamesmanship ⓘ

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this entity surface form: Sleuth (play)
Sleuth (1972 film) → hasRemake → Sleuth (1972 film) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sleuth (2007 film)
Laurence Olivier → notableWork → Sleuth (1972 film) ⓘ