Sleuth (1972 film) was considered unsuccessful in comparison to the original. Sleuth (1972 film) Sleuth is a 1972 British-American mystery thriller film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and starring Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine. The screenplay by playwright Anthony Shaffer was based on his 1970 Tony Award-winning play. Both Olivier and Caine were nominated for Academy Awards for their performances. This was Mankiewicz's final film. Critics gave the film overwhelmingly positive reviews, and would later note similarities between it and Caine's 1982 film "Deathtrap". Andrew Wyke, a successful writer of crime fiction, who lives in a large country manor house filled with elaborate
USS Baretta (AN-41) Fleet task group followed. The next morning, "Fraser" (DM 24) and "Stagbush" began laying channel buoys. "Baretta" later joined them, planting buoys at three mile intervals. Each of the net layers received a "well done" from "Fraser". On the evening of the 16th, weather reports warned of an approaching typhoon; and, at 0920 on the 17th, "all ships received orders to be ready to get underway on 30 minutes notice." After letting out more anchor chain, "Baretta" waited as the wind increased to force 6 by 1800. Dragging anchor, "LCI-814" fouled the net layer's bow at 1855. "Baretta" backed down