Overview:
Sherlock Holmes is drawn into the case of Jack the Ripper, who is killing prostitutes in London's East End. Assisted by Dr. Watson, and using information provided by a renowned psychic, Robert Lees, Holmes finds that the murders may have their roots in a Royal indiscretion and that a cover-up is being managed by politicians at the highest level, all of whom happen to be Masons.| Status: | Released (1979-02-01) |
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| Awards: | 5 wins & 5 nominations total |
| Screen: | Arthur Conan Doyle, John Hopkins, Elwyn Jones |
| Productions: | Canadian Film Development Corporation, Famous Players |
| Production Countries: | Canada, United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | Français, English |
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Casts
- 290: Christopher Plummer - Sherlock Holmes
- 2091: James Mason - Dr. Watson
- 15196: David Hemmings - Inspector Foxborough
- 40168: Susan Clark - Mary Kelly
- 14371: Anthony Quayle - Sir Charles Warren
- 11857: John Gielgud - Prime Minister
- 6637: Frank Finlay - Inspector Lestrade
Crews
- 12698: Bob Clark - Director - Directing
- 9953: John Hopkins - Screenplay - Writing
- 25167: Arthur Conan Doyle - Characters - Writing
- 159172: Elwyn Jones - Novel - Writing
- 87387: John Lloyd - Novel - Writing
- 1056616: Len Herberman - Executive Producer - Production
- 390: Irene Lamb - Casting - Production
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Reviews
John Chard
Review text:
Elementary my dear Ripper! Murder by Decree is directed by Bob Clark and adapted to screenplay by John Hopkins from the novel The Ripper File written by Elwyn Jones and John Lloyd. It stars Christopher Plummer, James Mason, David Hemmings, Susan Clark, Frank Finlay, Anthony Quayle ....
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Christopher Plummer dons the famous deerstalker in this well produced and stylish looking outing for "Sherlock Holmes". Here, together with stalwart colleague "Dr. Watson" (James Mason) they find themselves drawn into the mysterious investigation of a series of gruesome Whitechapel m ....
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