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Murder by Decree (1979)
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9 February 1979 (USA)
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Sherlock Holmes unveils the secrecy of Jack the Ripper - clue by clue - murder by murder. more
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Sherlock Holmes investigates the murders commited by Jack the Ripper and discovers a conspiracy to protect the killer. full summary | add synopsis
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5 wins
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4 nominations
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Back Catalogue #4: Vci Entertainment
(From Fangoria. 26 October 2009, 4:34 AM, PDT)
Murder By Decree Comes To DVD December 15th
(From shocktillyoudrop. 22 September 2009)
(From Fangoria. 26 October 2009, 4:34 AM, PDT)
Murder By Decree Comes To DVD December 15th
(From shocktillyoudrop. 22 September 2009)
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Superbly atmospheric, produced but flawed...
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Christopher Plummer | ... | Sherlock Holmes |
 | James Mason | ... | Dr. John H. Watson |
 | David Hemmings | ... | Inspector Foxborough |
| Susan Clark | ... | Mary Kelly |
| Anthony Quayle | ... | Sir Charles Warren |
 | John Gielgud | ... | Prime Minister Lord Salisbury |
| Frank Finlay | ... | Inspector Lestrade |
 | Donald Sutherland | ... | Robert Lees |
| Geneviève Bujold | ... | Annie Crook |
| Chris Wiggins | ... | Doctor Hardy |
| Tedde Moore | ... | Mrs. Lees (as Teddi Moore) |
| Peter Jonfield | ... | William Slade |
| Roy Lansford | ... | Sir Thomas Spivey |
| Catherine Kessler | ... | Carrie |
| Ron Pember | ... | Makins |
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124 min | Sweden:110 min
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Color (Metrocolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Iceland:16 |
Sweden:15 |
Finland:K-16 |
Norway:15 |
Norway:16 (original rating) |
UK:15 |
USA:PG |
West Germany:12 |
Singapore:PG |
Netherlands:16
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Frank Finlay also played Inspector Lestrade in A Study in Terror (1965), another film that pitted Sherlock Holmes against Jack the Ripper. Both films also featured Anthony Quayle in a supporting role.
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Anachronisms: The Jack the Ripper murders took place in 1888, and yet we can see Tower Bridge which was not opened before 1894.
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Sherlock Holmes:
We've unmasked madmen, Watson, wielding scepters. Reason run riot. Justice howling at the moon.
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References A Study in Terror (1965)
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Preludio
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"Murder by Decree" could have been one of THE great Sherlock Holmes films but suffers from problematic scenes that need to be edited or cut altogether. Outstanding art direction and recreation of London in 1888 help to salvage it. It also features winning interpretations of Holmes and Watson by Christopher Plummer and James Mason (my favorite Dr. Watson), and fine performances by a strong supprting cast. It also features one of the scariest moments I've ever seen in a film, when the black eyes of the killer appears in a tight close-up. Scary! Overall: sluggish at time, but entertaining.