Sherlock Holmes and the Masks of Death
(TV 1984)
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Sherlock Holmes and the Masks of Death
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| John Mills | ... | ||
| Anne Baxter | ... | ||
| Ray Milland | ... |
Home Secretary
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Anton Diffring | ... |
Graf Udo Von Felseck
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| Gordon Jackson | ... |
Alec MacDonald
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Susan Penhaligon | ... |
Miss Derwent
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Marcus Gilbert | ... |
Anton Von Felseck
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Jenny Laird | ... | |
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Russell Hunter | ... |
Alfred Coombs
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James Cossins | ... |
Frederick Baines
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Eric Dodson | ... |
Lord Claremont
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Georgina Coombs | ... |
Lady Claremont
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James Head | ... |
Chauffeur
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Dominic Murphy | ... |
Boot Boy
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Sherlock Holmes has retired. But when MacDonald asks him to take on another case, he says yes. There has been some mysterious murders, and there are no visible causes for the deaths. At the same time Holmes gets this case, Graf Udo Von Felseck gives him another case: find a young and missing prince to prevent war between Germany and England. But Von Felseck is not as honest as he seems... Written by <ivara@stud.idb.hist.no>
The story is a little on the thin side, if decidedly chilling at the climax. But the pleasure of watching a first-rate assortment of mature actors go through their paces makes this a show worth watching again and again. Peter Cushing's Holmes is severe, ascetic and all business, John Mills' Watson cheerful and worth having in a tight spot, and Anne Baxter's Irene Adler a genuinely charming and intelligent lady.