Sleuth

A man who loves games and theatre invites his wife's lover to meet, setting up a battle of wits with potentially deadly results.

Cast

Laurence Olivier

as Andrew Wyke

Michael Caine

as Milo Tindle

Reviews

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“Milo” (Michael Caine) arrives at the stately pile of a renowned crime writer - a sort of male Agatha Christie, and has to navigate a complex maze to track down his voice. The dapper “Andrew” (Sir Laurence Olivier) welcomes his guest effusively and takes him into his home. It’s an Aladdin’s cave of ...

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