Sleuth (1972) - Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine

Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz; adapted by Anthony Shaffer from his celebrated stage play. Famed mystery author Andrew Wyke (Olivier), a lover of games and theatre, invites London hairdresser Milo Tindle (Caine) to his country estate for the weekend. After Andrew reveals that he knows of Milo’s affair with his wife, an elaborate game of cat and mouse begins—a battle of wits with potentially deadly results.