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Sleuth review by from England

A fine detective movie 24 September 2004
...an think of that is similar to Sleuth in this way is Alfred Hitchcock's 'Rope'. Joseph L. Mankiewicz, who also made the classic All About Eve, very astutely directs this film. I wo... Read customer review

Joseph L. Mankiewicz - filmography

Sleuth on DVD (1972)
Starring: Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine, Alec Cawthorne
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
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Rarely has a movie with only three characters been so enthralling as SLEUTH, guided by the expert direction of Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Mystery writer and gamesman Andrew Wyke (Laurence Olivier) has found the next target for his mind games: Milo Tindal (Michael Caine), a nice young British hairdresser ..read more »

71% from 3,634 members

King: A Filmed Record From Montgomery to... (1970)
Starring: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Ruby Dee
Director: Sidney Lumet, Joseph L. Mankiewicz
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Having tackled every known film subject in his long career, from musicals to murder mysteries, Sidney Lumet tries his hand at documentary in King: A Filmed Record...Montgomery to Memphis. Lumet co-directed and co-produced the film with another Hollywood luminary, Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Beyond ..read more »

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The Honey Pot on DVD (1967)
Starring: Rex Harrison, Susan Hayward, Cliff Robertson
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
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This updated version of VOLPONE stars comic charmer Rex Harrison as Cecil Fox, a sly, wealthy man who pretends to be dying in order to test the love of his former mistresses. But a household full of greed and jealousy leads to trouble, as Cecil Fox soon finds out when he gets in over his head and ..read more »

56% from 32 members

Cleopatra - Blu-ray (1963)
Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
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This epic, spectacular love story of Egyptian queen Cleopatra and the Roman leaders Julius Caesar and Marc Antony has dazzled audiences with its elaborate sets, daring costumes, and thrilling sea battle since its release, but these can't compare with Elizabeth Taylor as the mesmerizing Cleopatra, ..read more »

62% from 12 members
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Cleopatra (3 discs) on DVD (1963)
Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
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This epic, spectacular love story of Egyptian queen Cleopatra and the Roman leaders Julius Caesar and Marc Antony has dazzled audiences with its elaborate sets, daring costumes, and thrilling sea battle since its release, but these can't compare with Elizabeth Taylor as the mesmerizing Cleopatra, ..read more »

69% from 1,108 member

Suddenly, Last Summer on DVD (1959)
Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery Clift, Katharine Hepburn
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
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In this lush, lurid adaptation of the 1957 Tennessee Williams one-act, Elizabeth Taylor and Katharine Hepburn play a seemingly insane, young New Orleans debutante and the wealthy aunt who wants to lobotomize her. Dr. John Cukrowicz (Montgomery Clift) is a gifted Chicago brain surgeon stymied by the ..read more »

69% from 1,434 member

The Quiet American on DVD (1958)
Starring: Audie Murphy, Michael Redgrave, Claude Dauphin
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
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The story begins with the death of an American in Saigon. The French Inspector in charge of the case employs a British correspondent to help him investigate.

65% from 119 members

Guys And Dolls on DVD (1955)
Starring: Sheldon Leonard, B. S. Pully, Marlon Brando
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
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Based on the Broadway show from the Damon Runyon short story and filled to the brim with Frank Loesser tunes such as "Luck Be a Lady" and "Sit Down, You're Rocking the Boat," this outrageously comic film featuring Marlon Brando's bold musical debut is a colorful tale about gamblers, a feisty ..read more »

68% from 3,366 members

The Barefoot Contessa on DVD (1954)
Starring: Elizabeth Sellars, Valentina Cortese, Warren Stevens
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
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In one of the last films before his death in 1957, Humphrey Bogart plays washed-up film director Harry Dawes, who sees another chance at success when he meets Spanish dancer Maria Vargas (Ava Gardner) and recognizes her star potential. Harry's willingness to let Maria keep her independence, and his ..read more »

61% from 732 members

Julius Caesar (1953)
Starring: Marlon Brando, James Mason, John Gielgud
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
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The assassination of the would be ruler of Rome at the hands of Brutus and company has tragic consequences for the idealist and the republic.

77% from 50 members
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5 Fingers (1952)
Starring: James Mason, Oscar Karlweis, Danielle Darrieux
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Joseph L. Mankiewic
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During World War 2 the valet for the British ambassador in Turkey tires of his job and plans to photograph secret documents belonging to his employer, sell them to the Nazis and then retire to South America - but will it work? Based on a true story.

68% from 364 members
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People Will Talk on DVD (1951)
Starring: Cary Grant, Jeanne Crain, Finlay Currie
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
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A lovely movie featuring Cary Grant in one of his more inscrutable roles as an angel of mercy to the sick, recalling his work in THE BISHOP'S WIFE. PEOPLE WILL TALK focuses on Dr. Praetorius, a non-traditional doctor whose patients and medical students love him, while his success spurs the jealousy ..read more »

64% from 449 members

All About Eve - Blu-ray (1950)
Starring: Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste Holm
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
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Given that she throws tantrums, gets intoxicated, and pushes people away when she needs them the most, it's a wonder New York theater star Margo Channing has any true friends. But when Eve, Margo's young and innocent-seeming protegee, schemes to gain both the affection of Margo's friends and a ..read more »

83% from 13 members
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All About Eve on DVD (1950)
Starring: Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste Holm
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
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Given that she throws tantrums, gets intoxicated, and pushes people away when she needs them the most, it's a wonder New York theater star Margo Channing has any true friends. But when Eve, Margo's young and innocent-seeming protegee, schemes to gain both the affection of Margo's friends and a ..read more »

76% from 10,070 members

House of Strangers (1949)
Starring: Edward G. Robinson, Susan Hayward, Richard Conte
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
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A ruthless banker uses his four sons in any way necessary to build his empire in HOUSE OF STRANGERS. However, when the favorite goes to prison for his father's sins, the other three stage a coup and drive the older man to his death, prompting the incarcerated brother to swear an oath of vengeance ..read more »

57% from 11 members
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A Letter To Three Wives on DVD (1949)
Starring: Jeanne Crain, Linda Darnell, Ann Sothern
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
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A woman called Addie Ross has left town, and as her three former best friends board a boat for a day trip, they read her letter which drops the bombshell that she has eloped with one of their husbands. But doesn't say which one...

70% from 297 members

The Ghost And Mrs Muir - Gene Tierney Co... on DVD (1947)
Starring: Preston Foster, Gene Tierney, Rex Harrison
Director: William A. Wellman, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, John Ford
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Joseph L. Mankiewicz's bittersweet, sparkling romance between a young widow and a sea captain's ghost weaves a magical tale of immortal love. Determined to live her life the way she wants, newly widowed Lucy Muir (Gene Tierney) declines her straitlaced in-laws' demand that she live with them and ..read more »

72% from 1,108 member

Somewhere In The Night on DVD (1946)
Starring: John Hodiak, Nancy Guild, Lloyd Nolan
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
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George Taylor returns from the WWII with amnesia. Back home in Los Angeles, he tries to track down his old identity, stumbling into a 3-year old murder case and a hunt for a missing $2 million.

62% from 115 members

Dragonwyck on DVD (1946)
Starring: Gene Tierney, Walter Huston, Vincent Price
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
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The chilling tale of a young woman invited by a distant relative to live in his home and be of company to his daughter.

59% from 206 members

Joseph L. Mankiewicz facts

5 most recent films

Sleuth - 3.5 stars
King: A Filmed Record From Montgomery to Memphis - 3 stars
The Honey Pot - 3.0 stars
Cleopatra - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Cleopatra - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

All About Eve - 4.0 stars
The Ghost And Mrs Muir - Gene Tierney Collection - 3.5 stars
Sleuth - 3.5 stars
A Letter To Three Wives - 3.5 stars
Cleopatra - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

King: A Filmed Record From Montgomery to Memphis - 3 stars
The Honey Pot - 3.0 stars
House of Strangers - 3.0 stars
Cleopatra - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Julius Caesar - 4.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Rex Harrison - 4 times - show films
Elizabeth Taylor - 3 times - show films
Jeanne Crain - 3 times - show films
Walter Hampden - 3 times - show films
George Sanders - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

William A. Wellman - 1 times - show films
John Ford - 1 times - show films
Otto Preminger - 1 times - show films
Sidney Lumet - 1 times - show films
Joseph L. Mankiewic - 1 times - show films