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Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady

1991 · 180 min

A leisurely, old-fashioned mystery that ambles through elegant period settings with gentle intrigue and a wistful sense of aging heroes.

Directed by
Peter Sasdy
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Starring
Christopher Lee, Patrick Macnee, Morgan Fairchild
Overview
Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson get involved with Balkan terrorists to save Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria from an assassination at the opera house and prevent World War I.

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Directed by
Peter Sasdy
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Starring
Christopher Lee, Patrick Macnee, Morgan Fairchild
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • conspiracy
  • mystery
  • aging
  • politics
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour4
Realism6
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Genres
crime, drama, mystery
Directed by
Peter Sasdy
Written by
H.R.F. Keating, Bob Shayne
Starring
Christopher Lee, Patrick Macnee, Morgan Fairchild, John Bennett, Michael Siberry, Dominic Jephcott, Frank Middlemass, James Bree
Music
Detto Mariano
Cinematography
Brian West
Runtime
180 min
Country
Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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