# Sleuth (1972)

> A celebrated mystery novelist transforms a lover’s request into an elaborate contest of deception, class resentment, and potentially lethal control.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/824

## Facts

- Runtime: 138 min
- Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Crime
- Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Cast: Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine
- TMDB rating: 7.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069281/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: witty, ominous, tense, classic mystery night, cinephile viewing

## Synopsis

A cunning game of wits unfolds between two men with deadly stakes.

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