The Last of Sheila

The Last of Sheila (1973)

Genres - Mystery, Drama, Thriller  |   Sub-Genres - Whodunit  |   Release Date - Jun 14, 1973 (USA - Unknown), Jun 14, 1973 (USA)  |   Run Time - 120 min.  |   Countries - United States  |   MPAA Rating - PG
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Synopsis by Clarke Fountain

This suspense drama features an all-star cast, including Richard Benjamin, Dyan Cannon, James Coburn, James Mason, Ian McShane, and Raquel Welch. An interesting production fact about the film: its screenplay was written by actor Anthony Perkins and lyricist/songwriter Stephen Sondheim. Their careers depend on keeping in the good graces of Clinton (James Coburn), a powerful movie producer. That is why a group of actors, director, agents and other movie professionals (who hate each other) accept an invitation to spend a week on the producer's yacht on the anniversary of his wife's untimely death in a hit-and-run car accident. Once on board, Clinton requires them to play a vicious game which involves each person's revealing a damaging secret about themselves or someone else in the party. When one of the secrets to be revealed involves the hit-and-run murder of his wife, the game turns fatal.

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actor, cat-and-mouse, investigation, investigator, killing, murder, revenge