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| Director: | Sidney Lumet | 
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| Writer: | Jay Presson Allen | 
| Staring: | 
| A Broadway playwright puts murder in his plan to take credit for a student's script. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 19, 1982 | 
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| Director: | Sidney Lumet | 
| Writer: | Jay Presson Allen | 
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller | 
| Keywords | murder, playwright | 
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures | 
| Box Office | 
              
                Revenue: $19,000,000
                Budget: $10,000,000  | 
      
| Updates | 
          Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024  | 
      
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| 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 - the Bartender | 
| Al LeBreton | Handsome Actor | 
| Francis B. Creamer Jr. | The 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 | 
| Perry Rosen | Stage Actor | 
| Jon-Erik Hexum | Theater Audience (uncredited) | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Sidney Lumet | Director | 
| Ira Levin | Theatre Play | 
| Jay Presson Allen | Screenplay | 
| Johnny Mandel | Original Music Composer | 
| Andrzej Bartkowiak | Director of Photography | 
| Tony Walton | Production Design, Costume Design | 
| Jack Fitzstephens | Editor | 
| Joseph M. Caracciolo | Unit Manager | 
| Jess Soraci | Sound Editor | 
| Joe Cranzano | Makeup Artist | 
| Lee Dichter | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
| Jennifer Ogden | Unit Production Manager | 
| George DeTitta Sr. | Set Decoration | 
| Al Nahmias | Sound Editor | 
| James Sabat | Sound Mixer | 
| Tony Lloyd | Makeup Artist | 
| Edward Pisoni | Art Direction | 
| Burtt Harris | First Assistant Director | 
| Rick Shaine | Sound Editor | 
| Colleen Callaghan | Hairstylist | 
| Jeannie Epper | Stunts | 
| Andrew Mondshein | Assistant Editor | 
| Mark McGann | Second Assistant Director | 
| Joseph M. Caracciolo Jr. | Props | 
| George DeTitta Jr. | Set Dresser | 
| Edward Garzero | Scenic Artist | 
| John Oates Jr. | Property Master | 
| Carlos Quiles | Construction Foreman | 
| Richard Shelton | Painter | 
| Louis Sabat | Boom Operator | 
| Mel Zelniker | ADR Recordist | 
| Bran Ferren | Visual Effects | 
| Donna Garrett | Stunts | 
| Gary Epper | Stunts | 
| Andy Epper | Stunts | 
| Norman Deming | Stunts | 
| Garrett Brown | Steadicam Operator | 
| Louis Goldman | Still Photographer | 
| Michael Green | Second Assistant Camera | 
| Dave McClean | Electrician | 
| Richard Reis | Assistant Camera | 
| William H. Steiner | Camera Operator | 
| Louis S. Toth, Jr. | Dolly Grip | 
| Dusty Wallace | Gaffer | 
| Robert Ward | Key Grip | 
| Marilyn Bishop | Wardrobe Master | 
| Dona Granata | Costume Assistant | 
| James Roberts | Wardrobe Master | 
| Malcolm McNab | Musician | 
| Angela Morley | Orchestrator | 
| Louise Di Tullio | Musician | 
| Robert Fernandez | Scoring Mixer | 
| Martha Pinson | Script Supervisor | 
| Michael Fennell | Transportation Captain | 
| Ellen Levene | Unit Publicist | 
| Deborah Guardian | Production Assistant | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Jay Presson Allen | Executive Producer | 
| Burtt Harris | Producer | 
| Alfred De Liagre Jr. | Associate Producer | 
| Organization | Category | Person | 
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