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Without a Clue
“The flip side of Sherlock Holmes”
6.8 / 10• 1988• 1h 47m•PG• English
ComedyCrime
Storyline
Sherlock Holmes is as dashing as ever, but with a little secret: Dr. Watson is the brains behind the operation. When Reginald Kincaid, the actor he has hired to play Holmes becomes insufferable, Watson fires him and tries to go out on his own, but finds that he has done too good a job building Holmes up in the public's mind.
Cast & Crew
Michael Caine
Sherlock Holmes
Lead
Ben Kingsley
Dr. John Watson
Jeffrey Jones
Inspector Lestrade
Lysette Anthony
Impostor Leslie Giles
Nigel Davenport
Lord Smithwick
Peter Cook
Greenhough
Gregor Fisher
Bobby at Warehouse
Paul Freeman
Prof. James Moriarty
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Thom Eberhardt's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Without a Clue is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
