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The Honey Pot

The Honey Pot
★ 6.5/10•1967•2h 5m•NR•Comedy•Mystery•Crime

You are cordially invited to enjoy a perfectly elegant case of murder!

In Venice, a millionaire hires an actor to help him prank three greedy exes into thinking he's dying and leaving his fortune to one of them.

Joseph L. Mankiewicz · Director

Joseph L. Mankiewicz · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 5m
LanguageEN
Release DateMay 21, 1967

Actors

Rex Harrison

Rex Harrison

Cecil Fox

Susan Hayward

Susan Hayward

Mrs. Sheridan

Cliff Robertson

Cliff Robertson

William McFly

Capucine

Capucine

Princess Dominique

Edie Adams

Edie Adams

Merle McGill

Maggie Smith

Maggie Smith

Sarah Watkins

Adolfo Celi

Adolfo Celi

Inspector Rizzi

Hugh Manning

Hugh Manning

Volpone

David Dodimead

Mosca

Mimmo Poli

Mimmo Poli

Cook (uncredited)

Luigi Scavran

Luigi Scavran

Massimo (uncredited)

Jack Benny

Jack Benny

Violinist Outside Restaurant (uncredited)

Herschel Bernardi

Herschel Bernardi

Oscar Ludwig (uncredited) (scenes deleted)

Massimo Serato

Massimo Serato

The Pretender (uncredited) (scenes deleted)

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