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Overview

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Director:
Barry Levinson
Writers:
Arthur Conan Doyle (characters)
Chris Columbus (screenplay)
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Release Date:
4 December 1985 (USA) more
Tagline:
Before a lifetime of adventure, they had the adventure of a lifetime.
Plot:
When assorted people start having inexplicable delusions that lead to their deaths, a teenage Sherlock Holmes decides to investigate. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 3 nominations more
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Nicholas Rowe ... Sherlock Holmes

Alan Cox ... John Watson

Sophie Ward ... Elizabeth Hardy
Anthony Higgins ... Professor Rathe
Susan Fleetwood ... Mrs. Dribb
Freddie Jones ... Cragwitch
Nigel Stock ... Waxflatter

Roger Ashton-Griffiths ... Lestrade
Earl Rhodes ... Dudley
Brian Oulton ... Master Snelgrove
Patrick Newell ... Bentley Bobster
Donald Eccles ... The Reverend Duncan Nesbitt
Matthew Ryan ... Dudley's Friend
Matthew Blakstad ... Dudley's Friend
Jonathan Lacey ... Dudley's Friend
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Young Sherlock Holmes and the Pyramid of Fear (UK) (video title) (USA) (original script title)
Pyramid of Fear
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Runtime:
109 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

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Trivia:
Actor Alan Cox, who played John Watson, went through a growth spurt during filming. In the later scenes of the film, he is seen shot more frequently in a slight distance or seated, and actors around him were standing on risers. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Eh-tar grabs the tassels of the waxing machine four times in the second temple scene. more
Quotes:
[Holmes, Watson and Elizabeth help Waxflatter carry the wrecked flying machine up the stairs to the attic]
Waxflatter: Let me see, that makes six! Six failed attemps. Nevertheless, we shall not be defeated. We shall conquer. I have made up my mind. The conquest of the skies is well within my grasp!
John Waston: [to Elizabeth] He's done this six times!
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8 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
Young Sherlock Holmes, 18 June 1999
Author: Tim Cox from Marietta, OH

Intriguing story, not based on a Doyle idea, about the meeting of Sherlock Holmes and his good friend Watson. Even as youngsters, they unravel mysteries together and find themselves in constant mayhem and peril. Rowe is an outstanding young Sherlock, while Cox is an exceptional younger Watson. Barry Levinson directed this fun look at the master detective in his younger years.

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