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Title: The Crucifer of Blood (TV Movie 1991)
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| Charlton Heston | ... | Sherlock Holmes | |
| Richard Johnson | ... | Dr. Watson | |
| Susannah Harker | ... | Irene St. Claire | |
| Edward Fox | ... | Alistair Ross | |
| John Castle | ... | Neville St. Claire | |
| Simon Callow | ... | Inspector Lestrade | |
| Clive Wood | ... | Jonathan Small | |
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James Coyle | ... | Birdy Johnson |
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Kaleem Janjua | ... | Durga Dass |
| Stefan Kalipha | ... | Wali Dad | |
| Lloyd McGuire | ... | P.C. Hopkins | |
| Kiran Shah | ... | Tonga | |
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Sidney Livingstone | ... | Mordecai Smith |
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Roly Lamas | ... | Leper |
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Beautiful, young Irne St. Claire enlists Holmes' and Watson's help for her father, a former veteran of the Great Indian Mutiny, who has become a hopeless opium addict. His drug dependence is a direct result of guilt and fear arising from a blood pact of secrecy made during the siege of Agra in 1857 in which he was party to the theft of a maharajah's treasure, murder, and betrayal. When an avaricious co-conspirator dies under mysterious circumstances, St. Clair is certain that the curse will strike him next. Written by duke1029@aol.com
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Heston played Holmes in the Los Angeles theatrical version of the play in preparation for the role although the stage version was mounted in December 1980 and January 1981, ten years before the movie. Jeremy Brett, who later became one of the most acclaimed Holmes, played Watson. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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4 November 1991 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Speaking as someone who is not necessarily the most well-read follower of all things Sherlock Holmes, but who is indeed a fan of Charlton Heston's work, this was an okay presentation featuring Heston as the legendary detective. Here, he joins up with Richard Johnson (as Dr. Watson) in unraveling the mystery of a 30-year-old curse involving a pretty young woman (Susannah Harker) and her aging father, who once made a blood pact with another man and whose life might be in jeopardy. For me it was fun just getting to see Heston as the calculating Holmes, and as someone who enjoys the old Basil Rathbone series of films, this retained a lot of similar ingredients such as Watson being slightly clueless, and Inspector Lestrade (Simon Callow) being made to look rather foolish around Holmes. Dr. Watson also gets to fall in love this time around. This being a Turner TV movie, it sometimes has the feeling of being rather slight or artificial in spots. Directed by Charlton's son, Fraser Heston. **1/2 out of ****