Deathtrap
The trap is set... For a wickedly funny who'll-do-it.
Mar 19, 1982 1h 56mPGComedyCrimeDrama
6.7IMDb
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A Broadway playwright puts murder in his plan to take credit for a student's script.
- Director
- Sidney Lumet
- Worldwide
- $19M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
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What It's About
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A Broadway playwright puts murder in his plan to take credit for a student's script.
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Box Office & Release
Deathtrap returned 1.9× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $10M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $19M
- Release date
- Mar 19, 1982
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- MPAA rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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