Sleuth (1972)
It's not often that you see two-hour dramas with only two real characters in them. Sleuth is a great example of how you can take the barest of essentials -- two great actors, one great script, one great set -- and make magic happen. A young Michael Caine matches wits with Laurence Olivier over jewels, a girl, and life & death in what turns out to be a very convoluted plot of cat, mouse, dog, tadpole, and cheese... who has the upper hand on whom? You'll have to wait until the final scene. Highly recommended.
Rating
4.0 out of 5 Stars
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- Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Producer: Morton Gottlieb
- Screenwriter: Anthony Shaffer
- Stars: Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine
- MPAA Rating: PG
- Year of Release: 1972
- Released on Video: 01/01/1980
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