Deathtrap
“The trap is set... For a wickedly funny who'll-do-it.”
1982•PG•1h 56m•6.7•Released
ComedyCrimeDrama
A Broadway playwright puts murder in his plan to take credit for a student's script.
Director
Sidney Lumet
Writer
Jay Presson Allen
Budget
$10M
Revenue
$19M
Languages
English
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures
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
Al LeBreton
Handsome Actor
Francis B. Creamer Jr.
Minister
Stewart Klein
Stewart Klein
Jeffrey Lyons
Jeffrey Lyons
Joel Siegel
Joel Siegel
Jenny Lumet
Stage Newsboy
Jayne Heller
Stage Actress
George Peck
Stage Actor
Production
Company
Warner Bros. Pictures
Producer
Burtt Harris
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