The trap is set... For a wickedly funny who'll-do-it.
A Broadway playwright puts murder in his plan to take credit for a student's script.
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Intimate, classical in form, plot-driven and cool.
- intimateepic
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- cooloverwhelming
- sparerichly built
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“Is Michael Caine the best thing in Deathtrap?”
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“Does the smallness hold it back?”
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“Is it funnier than it is smart?”
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Cast
- Michael CaineSidney Bruhl
- Christopher ReeveClifford Anderson
- Dyan CannonMyra Bruhl
- Irene WorthHelga ten Dorp
- Henry JonesPorter Milgrim
- Joe SilverSeymour Starger
- Tony DiBenedettoBurt
- Al LeBretonHandsome Actor
- Francis B. Creamer Jr.Minister
- Stewart KleinStewart Klein
Crew
- Sidney LumetDirector
- Jay Presson AllenScreenplay
- Andrzej BartkowiakDirector of Photography
- Johnny MandelOriginal Music Composer
- Jack FitzstephensEditor
- Burtt HarrisProducer
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