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A Study in Terror
“Sherlock Holmes meets Jack the Ripper! Here comes the original caped crusader!”
6.2 / 10• 1965• 1h 35m•NR• English
CrimeDramaHorrorMystery
Storyline
When Watson reads from the newspaper there have been two similar murders near Whitechapel in a few days, Sherlock Holmes' sharp deductive is immediately stimulated to start its merciless method of elimination after observation of every apparently meaningless detail. He guesses right the victims must be street whores, and doesn't need long to work his way trough a pawn shop, an aristocratic family's stately home, a hospital and of course the potential suspects and (even unknowing) witnesses who are the cast of the gradually unraveled story of the murderer and his motive.
Cast & Crew
John Neville
Sherlock Holmes
Lead
Donald Houston
Doctor Watson
John Fraser
Lord Carfax
Anthony Quayle
Doctor Murray
Barbara Windsor
Annie Chapman
Adrienne Corri
Angela
Frank Finlay
Inspector Lestrade
Judi Dench
Sally
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. James Hill's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. A Study in Terror is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
