1972 · 138 min · PG

Sleuth

Name: Sleuth
Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Crime
Released: 1972
Duration: 138 min
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine

Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz · Thriller, Mystery, Crime

Sleuth (1972) is a Thriller film, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz set during the 1970s. It runs 138 minutes and is rated PG.

A con artist, with a tense and darkly comic tone. Themes of revenge and class conflict play out through single location / bottle.

Composer

John Addison

Cinematography

Oswald Morris

Cast

Laurence OlivierMichael Caine

The world of this film

When

Premise

Themes

Structure

Tone

TenseDarkly Comic

Protagonist

Two Hander

Pacing

Measured

Dialogue

Talky Dialogue Driven

Based on

Pure Fiction

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