---
title: 'Deathtrap (1982)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Sidney Lumet'
released: '1982-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 116
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/deathtrap-1982'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083806/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Deathtrap (1982)

1982 · PG · 116 min · Crime, Mystery · United States


## Synopsis

Deathtrap is a 1982 American black comedy suspense film based on the 1978 play of the same name by Ira Levin. It was directed by Sidney Lumet from a screenplay by Levin and Jay Presson Allen, and stars Michael Caine, Christopher Reeve and Dyan Cannon. Critics gave the film mostly favorable reviews while noting its plot similarities to Caine's 1972 film Sleuth.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Sidney Lumet](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-lumet)
- **Screenplay:** [Ira Levin](https://cinepixo.com/people/ira-levin), [Jay Presson Allen](https://cinepixo.com/people/jay-presson-allen)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Johnny Mandel](https://cinepixo.com/people/johnny-mandel)
- **Director of Photography:** [Andrzej Bartkowiak](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrzej-bartkowiak)

## Cast

- [Dyan Cannon](https://cinepixo.com/people/dyan-cannon)
- [Henry Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-jones)
- [Irene Worth](https://cinepixo.com/people/irene-worth)
- [Jenny Lumet](https://cinepixo.com/people/jenny-lumet)
- [Christopher Reeve](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-reeve)
- [Michael Caine](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-caine)

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