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Sleuth
Why this pick
A lavish, tightly contained duel of egos between a celebrated writer and an unexpected visitor, with theatrical gamesmanship, shifting power and gleefully artificial suspense akin to Deathtrap.
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MOVIE1982 1h 56m USA
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Famed playwright Sidney Bruhl debuts the latest in a series of Broadway theatre flops and returns to his opulent Long Island home and his wife Myra. Although their financial situation is not dire, Sidney is starving for a hit. He receives a manuscript of a play called ''Deathtrap'', written by one of his students, Clifford Anderson, that he considers to be near-perfection. Clifford recently attended one of Sidney's writing workshops and is now asking for input on his play. Sidney tells Myra that the best idea he has had lately is to murder Clifford and produce the play as his own. Myra realizes that's he's not just talking idly.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Christopher Reeve
Clifford Anderson
Irene Worth
Helga ten Dorp
Joe Silver
Seymour Starger
Tony DiBenedetto
Burt - the Bartender
Michael Caine
Sidney Bruhl
Dyan Cannon
Myra Bruhl
Henry Jones
Porter Milgrim