Murder by Decree
1979 · Movie · 118 min. · United Kingdom
London, 1888: When Scotland Yard is unable to stop the gruesome rampage of Jack The Ripper, a citizens committee asks Sherlock Holmes (Christopher Plummer, in the role that won him Canada’s award for Best Actor) and his trusted associate Dr. Watson (a deliciously sly performance by James Mason) to investigate. Now the brilliant pair must follow a terrifying trail of clues that includes a frightened psychic (Donald Sutherland), a suspicious Inspector (David Hemmings), an institutionalized woman (Geneviève Bujold) and the Prime Minister of England (Sir John Gielgud). But even if Holmes and Watson’s remarkable powers of deduction can unmask the maniacal fiend, are they prepared to face the most shocking secret of all?
Direction Bob Clark
Cast Christopher Plummer · James Mason · David Hemmings · Susan Clark · Anthony Quayle · John Gielgud · Frank Finlay · Donald Sutherland · Geneviève Bujold
Soundtrack Carl Zitter · Paul Zaza
Screenplay John Hopkins · Arthur Conan Doyle
Cinematography Reginald H. Morris
Original title Murder by Decree
6.6
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