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The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

1975 · 91 min

A silly, energetic Victorian spoof full of slapstick, wordplay, and theatrical chaos that keeps you grinning.

Directed by
Gene Wilder
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Overview
After spending decades living in the shadow of his more famous and successful sibling, Consulting Detective Sigerson Holmes is called upon to help solve a crucial case that leads him on a hilarious trail of false identities, stolen documents, secret codes... and exposed backsides.

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Directed by
Gene Wilder
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • family
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour8
Realism3
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy, crime, mystery
Directed by
Gene Wilder
Written by
Gene Wilder
Starring
Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn, Marty Feldman, Dom DeLuise, Leo McKern, Roy Kinnear, John Le Mesurier, Douglas Wilmer
Music
John Morris
Cinematography
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Runtime
91 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English, Hungarian

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