The Sign of Four

TV Movie
1983
Not Rated
1h 37m

IMDb RATING

6.4/10

781

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Ian Richardson, David Healy, Cherie Lunghi, and Terence Rigby in The Sign of Four (1983)

Crime Mystery

Hired by a young lady, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate the strange recent deaths of her missing father's friends from the army, as well as the whereabouts of the Great Mogul, the ... Read allHired by a young lady, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate the strange recent deaths of her missing father's friends from the army, as well as the whereabouts of the Great Mogul, the second-largest diamond in the world.Hired by a young lady, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate the strange recent deaths of her missing father's friends from the army, as well as the whereabouts of the Great Mogul, the second-largest diamond in the world.

Director
- Desmond Davis
Writers
- Arthur Conan Doyle
- Charles Edward Pogue
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IMDb RATING

6.4/10

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Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations

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Ian Richardson, David Healy, and Cherie Lunghi in The Sign of Four (1983)

Ian Richardson and David Healy in The Sign of Four (1983)

Ian Richardson and Richard Heffer in The Sign of Four (1983)

David Healy and Cherie Lunghi in The Sign of Four (1983)

Cherie Lunghi in The Sign of Four (1983)

Ian Richardson in The Sign of Four (1983)

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Trivia
A brief establishing shot of Baker Street, with a street-cleaning cart passing by, is actually a piece of footage from The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970).

Goofs
Holmes is chasing Jonathan Small down the Thames. He passes under Tower Bridge towards the sea but in a subsequent shot he is seen passing the Royal Naval College at Greenwich traveling away from the sea as the college is on the south bank of the Thames.

Connections
Follows The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983)

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7/10

If you have eliminated the impossible...

A handsome production, with atmospheric sets, picture-perfect casting and a welcome dose of humor, but somewhat spoiled by a few schlocky moments (like Holmes' fight with the cannibal dwarf) and an arguably wrong structure that reveals too much of the mystery, too soon. Still good for fans of the character or the genre. (**1/2)

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