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Murder by Decree is a British horror film first released in 1979,
directed by Bob Clark.
The film stars Christopher Plummer, James Mason, David Hemmings, Susan Clark and Anthony Quayle.
It has also been released under the title: Sherlock Holmes and Saucy Jack.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Bob Clark
- Script: Arthur Conan Doyle, John Hopkins, Elwyn Jones, John Lloyd
- Photo: Reginald H. Morris
- Music: Paul Zaza, Carl Zittrer
- Cast: 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), Peter Jonfield (William Slade), Roy Lansford (Sir Thomas Spivey), Catherine Kessler (Carrie), Ron Pember (Makins), June Brown (Anne Chapman), Ken Jones (Dock Guard), Terry Duggan (Danny), Hilary Sesta (Catherine Eddowes), Anthony May (Lanier), Betty Woolfe (Mrs. Dobson), Iris Fry (Elizabeth Stride), Geoffrey Russell (Home Secretary Henry Matthews), Peggy Ann Clifford (Lees’ Housekeeper), Ann Mitchell (Jane), Katherine Stark (Molly), Elaine Ives-Cameron (Ellen), Stella Courtney (Betty), Judy Wilson (Emily), Roy Patterson (Carroll), Victor Langley (Prince of Wales), Pamela Abbott (Princess Alexandra), Robin Marchall (Duke of Clarence ’Eddy’), Richard Pescud (Doctor), Pat Brackenbury (Nurse), Dan Long (Constable Long), Michael Cashman (Constable Watkins), Peter Dean (Police Constable), Jim McManus (Policeman)
- Country: UK / Canada
- Language: English
- Runtime: 124 min
- Aka: Sherlock Holmes and Saucy Jack; Sherlock Holmes: Murder by Decree
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