Continuity mistake: When Lawrence Olivier and Michael Caine are playing snooker, Olivier pots the black. There is then a wide shot, with the black visible again on its spot. The next shot is a close up of Olivier picking the black ball from the pocket and replacing it on the table.
Sleuth (1972)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Starring: Michael Caine, Laurence Olivier, Alec Cawthorne, John Matthews
Under the pretense of "admiring" his wife Maggie's lover, Wyke lures him (Jude Law) to his bedroom and shoots him dead, while his wife Maggie drives up to his estate.
More mistakes in Sleuth
Andrew Wyke: Whether I love her or not, I found her. I've kept her. She represents me. Once, she was in love with me.
Milo Tindle: And now she's in love with me. And you can't forgive that.
Trivia: Marguerite Wyke was "played" by Joanne Woodward, the wife of Paul Newman. Woodward's likeness was used for Andrew's painting of Marguerite, and the actress listed as playing her was a fictional name.
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