A man who loves games and theater invites his wife's lover to meet him, setting up a battle of wits with potentially deadly results.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 7 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
| Laurence Olivier | ... |
Andrew Wyke
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| Michael Caine | ... |
Milo Tindle / Inspector Doppler
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Alec Cawthorne | ... |
Inspector Doppler (creditOnly)
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John Matthews | ... |
Detective Sergeant Tarrant (creditOnly)
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Eve Channing | ... |
Marguerite Wyke (creditOnly)
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Teddy Martin | ... |
Police Constable Higgs (creditOnly)
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Directed by
| Joseph L. Mankiewicz | ||
Written by
| Anthony Shaffer | ... | (play) |
| Anthony Shaffer | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Morton Gottlieb | ... | producer |
| David Middlemas | ... | associate producer |
| Edgar J. Scherick | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| John Addison | ||
Cinematography by
| Oswald Morris | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Richard Marden | ||
Editorial Department
| Mary Kessel | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
| Ken Adam | ||
Art Direction by
| Peter Lamont | ||
Set Decoration by
| John Jarvis | ||
Costume Design by
| John Furniss | ||
Makeup Department
| Tom Smith | ... | makeup artist |
| Joan White | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
| Frank Ernst | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Kip Gowans | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Ken Barker | ... | sound recordist |
| John W. Mitchell | ... | sound recordist (as John Mitchell) |
| Don Sharpe | ... | sound editor |
| Graham V. Hartstone | ... | re-recording mixer (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Les Hillman | ... | special effects (as Leslie Hillman) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Jimmy Turrell | ... | camera operator |
| David Pearce | ... | film unit (uncredited) |
| George Whitear | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
| Tony Woodcock | ... | clapper loader (uncredited) |
Music Department
| John Addison | ... | conductor / music arranger |
| Gary Hughes | ... | music arranger: songs (uncredited) |
| Eric Tomlinson | ... | music engineer (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Elaine Schreyeck | ... | continuity |
Additional Crew
| Allan B. Schwartz | ... | production executive |
| Robin Demetriou | ... | cast and crew chef (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- CFM Filmverhuur (1973) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Filmes Castello Lopes (1973) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Fox-MGM Film (1973) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Fox-MGM (1973) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- MGM-Fox Films (1973) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- MGM-Fox (1974) (Finland) (theatrical)
- MGM-Fox (1973) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (1973) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1972) (United States) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1973) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Anchor Bay Entertainment (UK) (2002) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Anchor Bay Entertainment (1998) (United States) (DVD)
- Anchor Bay Entertainment (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- Arcade Video (1985) (West Germany) (VHS)
- Astral Video (1983) (Canada) (VHS)
- CBS/Fox (1980) (United States) (VHS)
- Golem Video (2019) (Italy) (DVD)
- Image Entertainment (1986) (United States) (video) (Laserdisc)
- Kives Filmes (2006) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Magnetic Video (1980) (Australia) (VHS)
- Magnetic Video (1980) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Manga Films (2001) (Spain) (DVD)
- Media Home Entertainment (1984) (Australia) (VHS)
- Media Home Entertainment (1983) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Media Home Entertainment (1983) (United States) (VHS)
- Nacional Vídeo (1984) (Brazil) (VHS)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2008) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Paramount Television (1998) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Pidax Film (2015) (Germany) (DVD)
- Regia Films (2008) (Spain) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2015) (Australia) (DVD)
- Viacom (1979) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Video Treasures (1988) (United States) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Andrew Wyke is a famous and successful author of detective novels. Milo Tindle comes to him with a strange request, that Mr Wyke divorce his wife so that Tindle can marry her. Mr Wyke is not particularly perturbed by this, he and his wife have drifted apart, and he is having an affair with another woman anyway, but uses the meeting and Mr Tindle's request as a chance to play a game, a game with potentially deadly consequences. Written by grantss |
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| Taglines | If it was murder, where's the body? [original movie poster] See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | (At around one hour and twelve minutes) The photograph raised up the wall to replace the one shot by Andrew is of Dame Agatha Christie. See more » |
| Goofs | (at around 1h 2 mins) When Wyke "shoots" Tindle in the head at contact range with what is supposed to be a blank cartridge, Tindle simply faints from fright. In fact, the hot gases, explosive particles, wadding and minuscule barrel debris from a blank-cartridge shot to the head at point-blank range would certainly have given Tindle quite a serious wound, possibly even a fatal one. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The 51st Annual Academy Awards (1979). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Just one of these things See more » |
| Quotes |
[last lines]
Milo Tindle: Andrew... remember... be sure and tell them... it was only a bloody game. See more » |