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Murder By DecreeProtagonist(s): Sherlock Holmes (Christopher Plummer, CC); Doctor John H. Watson (James Mason)
Original releases: 1 February 1979 (Canada); 20 March 1980 (UK) Theatre film (British-Canadian). (Also known as Sherlock Holmes: Murder By Decree.) (Titled alternatively as Sherlock Holmes And Saucy Jack in the US.) Based on the characters in the Sherlock Holmes stories created by Scottish author Arthur Conan Doyle, and the Jack The Ripper: The Final Solution novel by British journalist and author Stephen Knight. (The film's story of the plot behind the murders is taken from the book. The original script contained the names of the historical suspects, physician Sir William Gull, 1st Baronet and Hackney-carriage driver John Netley. In the actual film, they are referred to as Thomas Spivy (Sir William Gull) and William Slade (John Netley). This plot device was later used in other Jack The Ripper-themed films.) Read More on wikipedia. Read More on imdb. |
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