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Sleuth (1972) FR #2096 | Movie | Mystery, Thriller | UK, USA | English, Italian
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Director Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Writer Anthony Shaffer
Cast Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine, Alec Cawthorne
Plot A man who loves games and theater invites his wife's lover to meet him, setting up a battle of wits with potentially deadly results.
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Frenzy (1972) FR #2593 | Movie | Thriller, Drama | UK | English, Italian
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Director Alfred Hitchcock
Writer Arthur La Bern, Anthony Shaffer
Cast Jon Finch, Barry Foster, Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Plot A serial murderer is strangling women with a necktie. The London police have a suspect, but he is the wrong man.
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The Wicker Man (1973) FR #3348 | Movie | Horror, Mystery | UK, USA | English
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Director Robin Hardy
Writer Anthony Shaffer, David Pinner
Cast Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Diane Cilento
Plot A puritan police sergeant arrives in a Scottish island village in search of a missing girl, who the pagan locals claim never existed.
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Murder On The Orient Express (1974) FR #3597 | Movie | Crime, Drama | UK | English, Swedish
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Director Sidney Lumet
Writer Agatha Christie, Paul Dehn, Anthony Shaffer
Cast Albert Finney, Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman
Plot In December 1935, when his transcontinental luxury train is stranded by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before, with a multitude of suspects.
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Death On The Nile (1978) FR #4112 | Movie | Crime, Drama | UK, Belgium | English, German
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Director John Guillermin
Writer Anthony Shaffer, Agatha Christie
Cast Peter Ustinov, Mia Farrow, Simon Maccorkindale
Plot As Hercule Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile, a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board. Can Poirot identify the killer before the ship reaches the end of its journey?
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Editorial Best Movies/TV Shows Written by (or adapted from) Anthony Shaffer collects the writer’s most important, popular and top regarded work. This list is built from the cataogue of 25000 core titles provided on FlickRatings, and showcases most important movies and TV shows as ordered by our score generated using public metadata. Combine this with our weekly updated OTT information to shortlist your next watch.
