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Deathtrap

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Deathtrap
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PG,1hr 55min
Genres:
Comedy,Drama
Released:
March 19, 1982
Director:
Sidney Lumet
Distributor:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Starring:
Michael Caine, Christopher Reeve, Dyan Cannon  ...more
Synopsis: Sidney Lumet provides another of his film adaptations of Broadway successes -- in this case Ira Levin's 1978 clever Broadway murder mystery that starred John Wood in a triumphant turn as down-on-his-luck playwright Sidney Bruhl. Wood's brittle airiness is replaced in the film version by Michael Caine's smoldering bitterness. Sidney Bruhl is a successful writer of Broadway mystery plays who was at one time considered the Neil Simon of Broadway mystery writers. Unfortunately, Bruhl is now struggling ... Full Synopsis
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Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
Deathtrap is a wonderful windup fiction machine with a few modest ambitions: It wants to mislead us at every turn, confound all our expectations, and provide at least one moment when we levitate from our seats and come down screaming. Full Review
Metascore
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54
Mixed or Average Reviews
out of 100
Based on 8 critic reviews
Featured Cast
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Michael Caine
Sidney Bruhl
Christopher Reeve
Clifford Anderson
Dyan Cannon
Myra Bruhl
Irene Worth
Helga Ten Dorp
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Ira Levin, 78, Nov. 12: The author of such creepfest horror novels as "Rosemary's Baby" and "The...
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