Continuity mistake: When Milo is walking with the ladder and trips, his hat falls off. The hat is couple of yards away from the spot where it first landed in the next shot. (00:37:10)
Sleuth (1972)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Starring: Michael Caine, Laurence Olivier, Alec Cawthorne, John Matthews
Under the pretense of "admiring" his wife Maggie's lover, Wyke lures him (Jude Law) to his bedroom and shoots him dead, while his wife Maggie drives up to his estate.
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Inspector Doppler: Over the years my eyes have been adequately trained to see things for themselves, sir.
Trivia: Marguerite Wyke was "played" by Joanne Woodward, the wife of Paul Newman. Woodward's likeness was used for Andrew's painting of Marguerite, and the actress listed as playing her was a fictional name.
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