The Honey Pot
1967 · Movie · NR · 125 min · ★ 6.4 · 62% critics
In Venice, a wealthy man recruits an actor to help stage an elaborate prank on three former lovers by making them believe he is dying and may leave his fortune to one of them. What begins as a biting setup soon turns into a twisty comedy-mystery fueled by greed, suspicion, and gamesmanship.
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Details
- Years
- 1967
- Release date
- 1967-05-21
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 62/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (67 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like old-school, dialogue-heavy mystery comedies with elegant settings and shifting motives, somewhat in the vein of Murder by Death or Deathtrap; Not for you if you want fast pacing or broad laughs.
Pros: clever setup; witty dialogue; twisty mystery | Cons: overlong pacing; very talky; uneven payoff
Themes
- greed
- murder
- inheritance
- stage performance
Cast & crew
Rex Harrison
as Cecil Fox
Susan Hayward
as Mrs. Sheridan
Cliff Robertson
as William McFly
Capucine
as Princess Dominique
Edie Adams
as Merle McGill
Maggie Smith
as Sarah Watkins
Adolfo Celi
as Inspector Rizzi
Hugh Manning
as Volpone
- DD
David Dodimead
as Mosca
Mimmo Poli
as Cook (uncredited)
Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz