A movie by Joseph Mankiewicz about manipulation, made in 1972. Milo Tindle (Michael Cain), a successful hairdresser coming from a poor Italian family that has emigrated to England, is invited to the castle of Andrew Wyke (Laurence Olivier), a famous detective story writer from an aristocratic family. Strange premise, as Andrew Wyke's wife is Milo Tindle's mistress. Then it gets even stranger, as Andrew Wykes is willing to help Milo Tindle to steal his wife's jewelry - Andrew would still keep the insurance money. Yet, as the staged burglary goes on, we learn that Wyke only wants to have an occasion to kill Tindle without hassles...
To go on longer would be a major spoiler. Yet be prepared for many a surprise while watching this great movie. There may be only few actors in it, yet there is not a moment of boredom. The filming is awesome, the dialogs are witty... And there is even some social comments thrown in!