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The Honey Pot (1967)

The Honey Pot poster
Directed by
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
2h 05m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 67 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy man fakes a terminal illness to test the loyalty of his former lovers. A detective suspects something is off as a mystery unfolds among the group.

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What happens

The Honey Pot, also known as The Honeypot, is a 1967 American crime comedy-drama film written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. It stars Rex Harrison, Susan Hayward, Cliff Robertson, Capucine, Edie Adams, and Maggie Smith. The film was based on the play Mr. Fox of Venice by Frederick Knott, the novel The Evil of the Day by Thomas Sterling, and loosely on the 1606 play Volpone by Ben Jonson. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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