Movie vs Book

Sleuth

Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1972

Sleuth
Anthony Shaffer, 1970

Sleuth is a movie directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz in 1972 and based on the play of the same name by Anthony Shaffer, first published in 1970. The movie features Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine, Alec Cawthorne, John Matthews, Eve Channing, Teddy Martin, and others.

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8.2

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Storyline

Andrew Wyke, a successful crime fiction author, lives in a large country manor house filled with elaborate games and automata. At the conclusion, Andrew pulls a gun on Milo and reveals the bogus theft was merely a ruse to frame Milo as a burglar so he can kill him.

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Year

1972

Minutes

138

Movie Rate

8.00

Source: IMDb

Movie

Sleuth

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Country: UK

Year: 1972

Length: 2h18m

Stars: Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine, Alec Cawthorne, John Matthews, Eve Channing, Teddy Martin

Year

1970

Pages

Book Rate

8.24

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Book

Sleuth

Author: Anthony Shaffer

Country: UK

First published in: 1970

Length: 93 pages

Genre: Play

Other screen adaptations of the book

Sleuth (2007)
Movie by Kenneth Branagh

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IS IT WORTH WATCHING?

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Yes

25% No

9 votes

3 votes

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IS IT WORTH READING?

READ

Yes

42% No

7 votes

5 votes

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Sleuth

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