Deathtrap

"The trap is set... For a wickedly funny who'll-do-it."

1982 1h 56m EN

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6.7

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75%

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★6.7TMDB · 326🍅75%Rotten Tomatoes●54Metacritic★7IMDB · 17,163

ComedyCrimeDrama

Synopsis

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A Broadway playwright puts murder in his plan to take credit for a student's script.

“The trap is set... For a wickedly funny who'll-do-it.”

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Cast

Michael Caine
Sidney Bruhl
Christopher Reeve
Clifford Anderson
Dyan Cannon
Myra Bruhl
Irene Worth
Helga ten Dorp
Henry Jones
Porter Milgrim
Joe Silver
Seymour Starger
Tony DiBenedetto
Burt
Al LeBreton
Handsome Actor

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sidney Lumet
Writers: Jay Presson Allen
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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44 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sidney Lumet, shot by Andrzej Bartkowiak. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Johnny Mandel. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jack Fitzstephens shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Michael Caine and Christopher Reeve and Dyan Cannon carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The trap is set... For a wickedly funny who'll-do-it.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0083806 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Sidney Lumet directs. Andrzej Bartkowiak behind the camera. Johnny Mandel scores. Jack Fitzstephens cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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144 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Sidney Lumet, shot by Andrzej Bartkowiak. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Johnny Mandel. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Jack Fitzstephens shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Michael Caine and Christopher Reeve and Dyan Cannon carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The trap is set... For a wickedly funny who'll-do-it.".
7IMDB entry: tt0083806 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.