Sleuth
“Think of the perfect crime... Then go one step further.”
A man who loves games and theatre invites his wife's lover to meet, setting up a battle of wits with potentially deadly results.
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Cast
3 people
Joseph L. Mankiewicz Director · Anthony Shaffer Screenplay John Addison Composer
Worldwide gross $5.8M · Budget $3.5M · United States release December 10, 1972
Box office
Budget
$3,500,000
Worldwide gross
$5,750,000
Gross vs. budget
1.6×
Production
Palomar Pictures International
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Italian
Release dates
United States · December 10, 1972
Theatrical
Denmark
November 12, 1973 · Theatrical
France
April 19, 1973 · Theatrical
September 6, 2023 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
Germany
August 30, 1973 · Theatrical · West Germany
Greece
December 30, 1972 · Theatrical
Netherlands
December 26, 1973 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
July 12, 1973 · Theatrical
March 31, 1987 · TV
May 4, 1993 · Physical
June 26, 1998 · Physical
November 8, 2002 · Physical
September 29, 2008 · Physical
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