“Can Sherlock Holmes resist the ultimate challenge?”
Sherlock Holmes must track down his nemesis, Professor Moriarty, after the villain kidnaps Holmes' brother, Mycroft. The evil doctor is forcing his captive to decode highly classified military documents.
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Edward Woodward
Sherlock Holmes
Known for
The Wicker Man
Hot Fuzz
John Hillerman
Dr. John Watson
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Magnum, P.I.
Chinatown
Anthony Andrews
Prof. James Moriarty
Known for
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Kim Thomson
Sophie DeVere
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Emmerdale
Unstoppable
Peter Jeffrey
Mycroft Holmes
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The Return of the Pink Panther
Midnight Express
Warren Clarke
Col. Gould
Known for
A Clockwork Orange
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Terence Lodge
Inspector Lestrade
Also in
Doctor Who
David Copperfield
Christopher Fairbank
Jeremy Stubb
Known for
Taboo
Guardians of the Galaxy
Harry Audley
Richard Farrington
Also in
Amazing Grace
Son of the Pink Panther
David Sibley
Finch
Known for
45 Years
War and Peace
John Tordoff
Berton
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
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Nickolas Grace
Oberstein
Known for
Robin of Sherwood
The Final Cut
Stuart Orme Director · Charles Edward Pogue Writer Arthur Conan Doyle Author
United States release May 16, 1990 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production Storke Enterprises, William F. Storke & Robert E. Fuisz
Production
Greeen Pond Productions
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Storke Enterprises
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William F. Storke & Robert E. Fuisz
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Yorkshire International Films
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United Kingdom
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Original language
English
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English
Release dates
United Kingdom · May 16, 1990
United States · May 16, 1990
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South Korea
January 28, 2021 · Digital
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