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- PG1982 · Mystery · 1h 55m
Deathtrap is a 1982 American black comedy suspense film based on the 1978 play of the same name by Ira Levin. It was directed by Sidney Lumet from a screenplay by Levin and Jay Presson Allen, and stars Michael Caine, Dyan Cannon and Christopher Reeve.
- $10 million
- Johnny Mandel
- Burtt Harris
Mar 19, 1982 · A Broadway playwright plots to kill a student who wrote a perfect thriller play and claim it as his own. Watch the trailer, see the cast and crew, read user and critic reviews, and find out more about this Sidney Lumet-directed film.
- (15K)
- Comedy, Crime, Mystery
- Sidney Lumet
- 1982-03-19
Michael Caine plays a playwright who plots to kill his former student (Christopher Reeve) and steal his new play. Roger Ebert praises the movie's surprises, witty dialogue, and comic actors, but criticizes the psychic character.
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Without giving away too much, Sidney Lumet's Deathtrap is a Sleuth-like thriller confined primarily to one location and involves murder, deception, and more than its fair share of clever twists.
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- Sidney Lumet
- PG
- Michael Caine
A Broadway playwright plots to kill a student who wrote a perfect thriller play and steal it as his own. But the student turns the tables and traps the playwright in a web of deception and murder.
Deathtrap. Ira Levin's cat-and-mouse Broadway suspense smash about a playwright's deadly game of murder gets diabolically comic screen treatment. 1,196 IMDb 7.0 1 h 56 min 1982. X-Ray PG. Comedy · Suspense · Eerie · Tense. Available to rent or buy. Rent movie. HD $3.99 $2.89. Buy. HD $9.99. More purchase. options.