Name: Deathtrap
Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Released: 1982
Rating: 66.625
Cast: Michael Caine, Christopher Reeve, Dyan Cannon, Irene Worth, Henry Jones

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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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Genres: Psychological Thriller
Mood: DarkHumorousSuspensefulTenseWitty
Themes: GreedObsessionDeceptionIdentityBetrayalAmbition
Plot: Murder MysteryWhodunit MysteryTwist EndingCon ArtistsIdentity SwapCat-And-Mouse GameGreed And AmbitionUnpredictable Plot Twists
Pacing: Building SuspenseTwistingCliffhangers
Narrative: Multiple PerspectivesFlashbacks
Dialog: Witty BanterSarcastic Remarks
Character Types: Anti-HeroVillainTrickster
Humor: Dark ComedyDeadpan HumorWordplaySarcasmBlack Comedy
Time: Present Day
Place: Rural CountrysideSuburban Neighborhood
Cinematic Style: Use Of ShadowsFilm Noir AestheticsHigh Contrast Lighting
Costume and Set: Rustic SettingsPeriod-Accurate Costumes

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Crew

Directed by:

Sidney Lumet, Andrzej Bartkowiak, Burtt Harris

Produced by:

Jay Presson Allen, Alfred De Liagre Jr., Burtt Harris

Composed by:

Johnny Mandel

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 - the Bartender

Jenny Lumet

Stage Newsboy

Jon-Erik Hexum

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