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Overview
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Writers:
Arthur Conan Doyle (characters)
Billy Wilder (written by) ...
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Release Date:
29 October 1970 (USA) more
Tagline:
What you don't know about Sherlock Holmes has made a great motion picture. [USA Theatrical] more
Plot:
When a bored Holmes eagerly takes the case of Gabrielle Valladon after an attempt on her life, the search for her missing husband leads to Loch Ness and the legendary monster. full summary | full synopsis
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2 nominations more
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Robert Stephens | ... | Sherlock Holmes | |
| Colin Blakely | ... | Dr. Watson | |
| Geneviève Page | ... | Gabrielle Valladon (as Genevieve Page) | |
| Christopher Lee | ... | Mycroft Holmes | |
| Tamara Toumanova | ... | Madame Petrova | |
| Clive Revill | ... | Rogozhin | |
| Irene Handl | ... | Mrs. Hudson | |
| Mollie Maureen | ... | Queen Victoria | |
| Stanley Holloway | ... | Gravedigger | |
| Catherine Lacey | ... | Woman in wheelchair | |
| Peter Madden | ... | Von Tirpitz | |
| Michael Balfour | ... | Cabby | |
| James Copeland | ... | Guide | |
| John Garrie | ... | First carter | |
| Godfrey James | ... | Second carter |
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125 min | Germany:120 min (TV version)
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Iceland:L | USA:PG-13 (certificate #22200) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:11 | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (1988) | USA:GP (original rating) | West Germany:6 | Singapore:PG
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Stills and soundtrack show John Williams in a substantial role as a bank official and Edward Fox as Inspector Lestrade. All their scenes were ultimately cut. more
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Continuity: The film's prologue depicts two contemporary men opening Dr. Watson's case and handling the various contents archived inside. We see one close-up shot of a man handling a single pair of old handcuffs and putting them down on the table. A short time later, the filmmakers repeat the very same footage of the man handling the handcuffs and putting them down on the table. more
Quotes:
Holmes: Some of us are cursed with memories like flypaper. Stuck there is a staggering amount of miscellaneous data, most of it useless. more
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Referenced in The Great Mouse Detective (1986) more
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This has always been one of my favorite movies. A good take on Holmes, a witty story, a bittersweet ending and music by Miklos Rozsa that sets the tone perfectly. When I saw it had become available on DVD I rushed out and bought it, without even checking to see the extras on the disc. The quality of the print is all right, but there are times it should have been better. The extras just kept getting better. Christopher Lee remembers his times playing Holmes in other films as well as Mycroft in this movie. Then there's the film editor who mentions parts of the movie I never heard of. Then the disc shows the deleted scenes in various forms and it's amazing what was cut. There is only one little bit I feel would have explained things in the movie better, but all the scenes are interesting. A must for people who love this film and want a wealth of information.