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Murder by Decree is a British film of genre Drama directed by Bob Clark released in USA on 9 february 1979 with Christopher Plummer

Murder by Decree (1979)

Murder by Decree
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Released in USA 9 february 1979
Length 2h4
Directed by
Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Crime
Rating67% 3.39633.39633.39633.39633.3963

Murder by Decree is a 1979 British-Canadian mystery thriller film directed by Bob Clark. It features the Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who are embroiled in the investigation surrounding the real-life 1888 Whitechapel murders committed by "Jack the Ripper". Christopher Plummer plays Holmes and James Mason plays Watson. Though it features a similar premise, it is notably different in tone and result to A Study in Terror. It is loosely based on The Ripper File by Elwyn Jones and John Lloyd.

The film's premise of the plot behind the murders is influenced by the book, Jack the Ripper: The Final Solution, by Stephen Knight, who presumed that the killings were part of a Masonic plot. The original script contained the names of the historical suspects, Sir William Gull, 1st Baronet and John Netley. In the actual film, they are represented by fictional analogues; Thomas Spivy (Gull) and William Slade (Netley). This plot device was later used in other Jack The Ripper-themed fiction, including the graphic novel From Hell.

Synopsis

Sherlock Holmes et le docteur Watson sont sur la piste de Jack l'Éventreur. Leur enquête va les mener dans l'entourage de la famille royale, du gouvernement britannique et de la franc-maçonnerie.

Actors

Christopher Plummer

(Sherlock Holmes)
James Mason

(Dr. John H. Watson)
David Hemmings

(Inspector Foxborough)
Susan Clark

(Mary Kelly)
Frank Finlay

(Inspector Lestrade)
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Sherlock Holmes screen adaptations

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