Deathtrap

A struggling playwright, desperate for a hit, receives a brilliant script from a former student. He plans to murder the young man and claim the work as his own, but things don't go as expected. The playwright's wife becomes suspicious, and a mysterious psychic neighbor senses death in the house. The story takes a surprising turn when the playwright and the young man engage in a dangerous game of cat and mouse, with a twist that will leave you on the edge of your seat. This thrilling comedy-mystery will keep you guessing until the very end.

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Deathtrap was released in theaters on March 19, 1982.