On his sprawling country estate, an aging writer matches wits with the struggling actor who has stolen his wife's heart.
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Cast verified as complete
| Michael Caine | ... |
Andrew Wyke
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| Jude Law | ... |
Milo Tindle
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| Harold Pinter | ... |
Man on T.V.
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| Kenneth Branagh | ... |
Other Man on T.V. (uncredited)
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Carmel O'Sullivan | ... |
Maggie (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Kenneth Branagh | ||
Written by
| Anthony Shaffer | ... | (adapted from the play by) |
| Harold Pinter | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Kenneth Branagh | ... | producer |
| Simon Halfon | ... | producer |
| Ben Jackson | ... | co-producer |
| Jude Law | ... | producer |
| Simon Moseley | ... | producer |
| Marion Pilowsky | ... | producer |
| Tom Sternberg | ... | producer |
Music by
| Patrick Doyle | ||
Cinematography by
| Haris Zambarloukos | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Neil Farrell | ||
Editorial Department
| Greg Barrett | ... | digital intermediate producer |
| Stephen Bearman | ... | film scanning |
| Rebecca Budds | ... | digital intermediate coordinator |
| John Claude | ... | digital intermediate colorist |
| Lauren Cox | ... | post-production secretary |
| Lorene Dewett | ... | trainee editor |
| Dan Farrell | ... | additional editor |
| Alec Gibson | ... | color grader |
| Paul Shore | ... | on-line editor |
| Janet Tsang | ... | film scanning |
| Thora Woodward | ... | trainee editor |
| Thomas Urbye | ... | preview colourist: The Look (uncredited) |
Production Design by
| Tim Harvey | ||
Art Direction by
| Iain White | ||
Set Decoration by
| Celia Bobak | ||
Costume Design by
| Alexandra Byrne | ||
Makeup Department
| Eileen Kastner-Delago | ... | hair designer / makeup designer / prosthetics designer |
| Mitch Lumsden | ... | hair stylist |
| Kelly Marazzi | ... | key makeup artist |
| Stephen Murphy | ... | prosthetic makeup artist |
| Nathaniel De'Lineadeus | ... | dental effects designer (uncredited) |
| Chris Lyons | ... | dental prosthetics (uncredited) |
| Matthew Smith | ... | key prosthetic makeup technican (uncredited) |
Production Management
| John David Gunkle | ... | unit manager (as David Gunkle) |
| Emily Stillman | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Guy Heeley | ... | first assistant director |
| Olivia Lloyd | ... | second assistant director |
| Charlie Reed | ... | third assistant director |
Art Department
| Carl Alsop | ... | carpenter |
| Paul Bale | ... | painter |
| Chris Brough | ... | carpenter |
| Rob Brown | ... | construction manager |
| Paul Bufton | ... | dressing props |
| Graham Caulfield | ... | drapes man |
| David Haynes | ... | painter |
| John Haynes | ... | h.o.d. painter |
| Guy Hunt | ... | standby carpenter |
| Malcolm Keen | ... | painter (as Malcolm Keane) |
| Nick Lloyd | ... | carpenter |
| Steve Macdonald | ... | standby props (as Steve McDonald) |
| Steve Marquis | ... | painter |
| Philip McDonald | ... | prop master (as Philip 'Maxi' McDonald) |
| Graham Mitchell | ... | carpenter |
| Neil Murrum | ... | dressing props |
| Eddie O'Neil | ... | stagehand |
| Mickey Pugh | ... | dressing props (as Michael Pugh) |
| Neil Robertson | ... | stagehand / standby stagehand |
| Russell Sargent | ... | carpenter (as Russ Sargent) |
| Leigh Thurbon | ... | h.o.d. carpenter |
| Stuart Watson | ... | construction manager |
| Alex Wells | ... | carpenter |
| Chris White | ... | carpenter |
| Steve Wilson | ... | carpenter |
Sound Department
| Stuart Bagshaw | ... | foley editor |
| Howard Bargroff | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Owen Bleasdale | ... | foley editor / foley recordist |
| Paula Boram | ... | foley artist |
| Peter Glossop | ... | sound mixer |
| Mike Grimes | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Dan Johnson | ... | adr recordist |
| Stephane Malenfant | ... | second boom operator |
| Zak Melemendjian | ... | dialogue editor (as Peter 'Zak' Melemendjian) |
| Shaun Mills | ... | boom operator |
| Emma Pegram | ... | assistant re-recording mixer |
| Luke Robinson | ... | transfer engineer |
| Jack Stew | ... | foley artist |
| Graeme Stoten | ... | adr recordist |
| David Turner | ... | sound project manager (as Dave Turner) |
| Michele Woods | ... | supervising dialogue editor |
| Chris Sturmer | ... | sound consultant: dolby (uncredited) |
| Bradley Waller | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| David Harris | ... | special effects supervisor |
| Jude Harris | ... | special effects coordinator |
| Graham Hills | ... | senior special effects technician |
| Stuart Wishart | ... | senior special effects engineer |
Visual Effects by
| Craig Allison | ... | systems & digital i/o |
| Ben Bradley | ... | digital artist |
| Richard Elson | ... | visual effects editor |
| Sarah Hemsley | ... | visual effects producer |
| Richard Higham | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Simon Leech | ... | digital artist |
| Gordon Milner | ... | systems & digital i/o |
| Daniel Reeves | ... | systems & digital i/o |
| Gareth Repton | ... | digital artist |
| Sam Spacey | ... | visual effects line producer (as Samantha Spacey) |
| Luigi Tommaseo | ... | systems & digital i/o |
| Rachel Wright | ... | digital artist |
| Anton Yri | ... | digital artist |
| Lorraine Johnson | ... | film recording supervisor (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Bradley Farmer | ... | stunt double: Milo |
| Paul Weston | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Paul Kennington | ... | stunt double (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| David Appleby | ... | still photographer |
| Simon Baker | ... | camera operator |
| Ashley Bond | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera, main unit |
| Emitt Cahill | ... | grip trainee |
| Ann Marie Crotty | ... | video assist |
| Liam Daniel | ... | still photographer |
| Hamish Doyne-Ditmas | ... | focus puller |
| Roy Elston | ... | rigger |
| Rob Gilmour | ... | camera trainee |
| Jay Handscomb | ... | standby rigger (as Jay Hanscombe) |
| Alice Hobden | ... | clapper loader |
| Gavin Hosler | ... | trainee |
| Jon Hurley | ... | clapper loader |
| Ahmet Husseyin | ... | trainee: FT2 |
| Jody Knight | ... | grip trainee |
| Rupert Lloyd-Parry | ... | grip (as Rupert Lloyd Parry) |
| Dan Lowe | ... | rigging gaffer |
| Andrew MacPherson | ... | still photographer |
| Shaun Mone | ... | electrician |
| Jim Philpott | ... | grip |
| Luke Redgrave | ... | camera operator |
| Lenny Richards | ... | rigger |
| Ricky Stelling | ... | standby rigger |
| Phil Stevens | ... | electrician |
| Lawrence Watson | ... | set photographer |
| Julian White | ... | gaffer |
| Rami Bartholdy | ... | second assistant camera: dailies (uncredited) |
| Tim Battersby | ... | additional first assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Howard Davidson | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Brian Fawcett | ... | additional lighting technician (uncredited) |
| Simon Thorpe | ... | grip (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Richard Sale | ... | costume supervisor |
| James Smith | ... | costumer: Mr. Caine (as Jimmy Smith) |
| Melanie Carter | ... | costume maker (uncredited) |
Location Management
| Ben Gladstone | ... | location manager |
| Tom Stourton | ... | location scout (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Christopher Benstead | ... | music editor (as Chris Benstead) |
| Patrick Doyle | ... | orchestrator |
| Vic Fraser | ... | music copyist |
| Christian Howes | ... | assistant: Mr. Doyle |
| Jake Jackson | ... | assistant engineer |
| London Symphony Orchestra | ... | music performed by |
| Alex Nutton | ... | assistant engineer |
| Maggie Rodford | ... | music producer |
| James Shearman | ... | conductor / orchestrator |
| Nick Wollage | ... | music engineer |
| Yann McCullough | ... | additional music editor (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Libbie Barr | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| John Hollywood | ... | driver: Mr. Branagh |
| Paul Hutchinson | ... | Action vehicle coordinator/driving double |
| Lee Isgar | ... | driver: Mr. Law |
| Colin Morris | ... | driver: Mr. Caine / personal driver: Michael Caine |
| Terry Pritchard | ... | driver: Mr. Branagh |
Additional Crew
| James Alexander | ... | stand-in: Mr. Caine |
| Jon Baker | ... | armorer |
| Peter Boothby | ... | production runner |
| Neil Chordia | ... | production executive |
| Larry Eydmann | ... | health & safety consultant: Media Safety |
| Deborah Harpur | ... | product placement |
| Ida Marie Johansson | ... | unit nurse |
| Sara Keene | ... | publicist |
| Struan Leslie | ... | movement director |
| Joe Lloyd | ... | stand-in: Mr. Law |
| Richard Morrison | ... | title designer |
| Mark Munnelly | ... | auditor |
| Chloe Newman | ... | rushes runner |
| Nick Pearce | ... | epk |
| Amelia Price | ... | production coordinator |
| Jamie E. Regal | ... | production financing: Comerica Entertainment Group (as Jaime E. Rigal) |
| Valerie Rosewell | ... | assistant accountant (as Val Rosewell) |
| Lara Sargent | ... | production accountant |
| Sam Smith | ... | floor runner |
| Phil Stoole | ... | EPK/BTS Documentarian |
| Tamar Thomas | ... | assistant: Mr. Branagh |
| Damian Mitchell | ... | assistant armorer (uncredited) |
| Richard Neale | ... | on-set computer technician: CompuHire (uncredited) |
| Damien Sung | ... | behind-the-scenes (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Ron Arad | ... | thanks: artworks & props |
| Karl R. Austen | ... | special thanks (as Karl Austen) |
| Victoria Belfrage | ... | special thanks |
| Antony Gormley | ... | thanks: artworks & props |
| Simon Halls | ... | special thanks |
| Gary Hume | ... | thanks: artworks & props |
| Sara Keene | ... | special thanks |
| Patrick Whitesell | ... | special thanks |
| Modi Wiczyk | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- Sony Pictures Classics (presents)
- Castle Rock Entertainment (presents)
- Riff Raff Entertainment
- Timnick Films
- Mandate Pictures
Distributors
- Sony Pictures Classics (2007) (United States) (theatrical)
- Cathay-Keris Films (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Concorde Filmverleih (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Filmladen (2008) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Forum Hungary (2007) (Hungary) (theatrical)
- Long Shong Entertainment Multimedia Company (2007) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
- Long Shong Entertainment Multimedia Company (2008) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
- Mongrel Media (2007) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures (2008) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures (2008) (South Africa) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures (2008) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- RCV Film Distribution (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2007) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2007) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Village Films (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Viva International Pictures (2008) (Philippines) (theatrical)
- 13th Street Universal (2011) (Belgium) (tv) (limited)
- 13th Street Universal (2011) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- Audio Visual Enterprises (2008) (Greece) (DVD)
- Concorde Home Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
- Film1 (2009) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- Kutonen (2013) (Finland) (tv)
- LK-TEL (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
- LK-TEL (2008) (Argentina) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- LK-TEL (2008) (Argentina) (VHS)
- MG Film (2008) (Croatia)
- Nelonen (2012) (Finland) (tv)
- Paradise Group (2008) (Russia)
- RCV Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Sony Movie Channel (2017) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (Finland) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (Canada) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (United States) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- TV5 (2017) (Finland) (tv)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2021) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
- Midnight Transfer (digital grading)
- The Senate Visual Effects (visual effects by)
Other Companies
- Air Lyndhurst Studios (music recorded and mixed at)
- Air-Edel Associates (music services)
- Arion Facilities (dailies telecine)
- Audiolink Radio Communications (walkie talkies)
- Bonded Services (film storage)
- Bulgari (artworks & props thanks to)
- Burton Safes (artworks & props thanks to)
- Camouflage Plasterers (plasterers)
- CineFinance Insurance Services (completion bond)
- Comerica Entertainment Group (production financing)
- Compuhire (computer and video playback)
- Dunhill (artworks & props thanks to)
- Eisner & Frank (production legal)
- Eurostar (location facilities)
- Gearbox Sound and Vision (additional ProTools systems supplied by)
- Jaeger-LeCoultre (artworks & props thanks to)
- Kodak (film stock)
- Lee Lighting (lighting equipment)
- Media Rights Capital (MRC) (funding)
- Media Safety (health and safety)
- Micromark (artworks & props thanks to)
- Mobile Mouthful (location catering)
- Motion Picture Association (MPA)
- PPC (epk)
- Panavision (camera equipment provided by)
- Poggenpohl Group (artworks & props thanks to)
- Reel Food (studio catering)
- Salon (editing equipment)
- Samsung (artworks & props thanks to)
- Sapex Scripts (post-production script)
- Sargent Disc (payroll services)
- TLO Vehicles in Action (action vehicles)
- Temptu (tattoos)
- Th1ng Animation (titles)
- The Look (post-production facilities)
- Totally Entertainment (insurance)
- Varèse Sarabande (soundtrack)
- Videosonics Cinema Sound (audio post-production)
- Wiggin I (legal services)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Two extremely clever British men are in a game of trickery and deceit. Andrew Wyke, an aging famous author who lives alone in a high-tech mansion, after his wife Maggie has left him for a younger man; and Milo Tindle, an aspiring actor, equipped with charm and wit, who demonstrates both qualities once again. When Wyke invites Tindle to his mansion, Tindle seeks to convince the former into letting his wife go by signing the divorce paper. However, Wyke seems far more interested in playing mind games with his wife's new lover, and lures him into a series of actions he thoroughly planned in seeking revenge on his unfaithful spouse. Written by Postalj (Taken from Sa'ar Vardi's post) |
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Box Office
| Opening Weekend United Kingdom | GBP165,788, 25 Nov 2007 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Sir Michael Caine (Andrew Wyke) played the role of Milo Tindle in the first adaptation of the play: Sleuth (1972). See more » |
| Goofs | Despite not firing a bullet, blank cartridges are still dangerous causing severe injury at close range and have been known to kill at up to six feet. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Elizabeth: The Golden Age/Lars and the Real Girl/Sleuth/We Own the Night/My Kid Could Paint That (2007). See more » |
| Quotes |
Milo Tindle:
Maggie never told me you were... such a manipulator. She told me you were no good in bed, but she never told me you were such a manipulator. Andrew Wyke: She told you I was no good in bed? Milo Tindle: Oh, yes. Andrew Wyke: She was joking. I'm wonderful in bed. Milo Tindle: I must tell her. See more » |