Tyburn surrounded him with several old friends and top flight talent so that the masks of death would be a grand sendoff. By viewing the dvd jacket, you might assume basil rathbone was the actor portraying holmes. The final problem is a short story by sir arthur conan doyle featuring his detective character sherlock holmes. Sherlock holmes and the masks of death tv movie 1984 trivia on imdb.
If you are a fan of any sherlock holmes movie, you wont be disappointed with the content. The adventures of sherlock holmes s06e02 the last vampyre. Sherlock holmes is the overall title given to the series of sherlock holmes adaptations produced by the british television company granada television between 1984 and 1994. If you like sherlock holmes and the masks of death you are looking for scary, rough and serious movies about with investigation, kidnapping, private detective, murder, sherlock holmes, crimes and crime themes of crime, horror and thriller genre shot in uk. By in large all the actors helped drive the plot along quite nicely. In 1984 they once more rose to the occasion by giving peter cushing one last meaty role to close out his career on. Sherlock holmes and the masks of death 1984 1 of 9. It stars jonathan pryce as sherlock holmes and bill paterson as dr watson with anna chancellor and aaron johnson. Sherlock holmes the masks of death vhs import anglais. Sherlock holmes faces death is the sixth film in the basil rathbonenigel bruce series of sherlock holmes films. This is the complete guide to the sherlock holmes granada series starring jeremy brett. During wwii several murders occur at a convalescent home where dr. The film was directed by guy ritchie and produced by joel silver, lionel wigram, susan downey, and dan lin.
Three bodies have been found, one in the thames and two others in whitechapel, all bearing a hideous look of. There has been some mysterious murders, and there are no visible causes. First of all, we have the fact that the film is based on the classic arthur conan doyle character of sherlock holmes albeit it an aging version of the character, then we have the fact that the film is directed by the great roy ward baker. The first two series were shown under the title the adventures of sherlock holmes and were followed by subsequent series with the titles of other short story collections by arthur conan doyle. Sherlock holmes is the most portrayed literary human character in film and television history, having appeared on screen 254 times as of 2012. Best movies like sherlock holmes and the masks of death. He summons holmes for help and the master detective proceeds to solve the crime from a long list of suspects including the owners of the home, the staff and the patients recovering there. The film was released in july 1931 under the title sherlock holmes fatal hour. Sherlock holmes and the baker street irregulars wikipedia. By clicking on the title of each episode, you will find a summary of the adventure, a commentary on the episode, the full casting and a gallery with portraits of the performers and some typical scenes. List of actors who have played sherlock holmes wikipedia.
Actually, of the 10 videos, only 3 contain basil rathbone who i feel does the best job of any actor, bringing the sherlock holmes character to life. It is an action adventure with all the intrigues of a sherlock holmes investigation and a touch of pirandello. It was first published in strand magazine under the title the adventure of the final problem in december 1893. Sherlock holmes and the masks of death 1984 holmes peter cushing and dr. The masks of death sherlock holmes and the masks of death. Overall id say the mask of death was a pretty decent film to sit down and watch. The miracle continues 1984 professor charles copeland.
This time holmes and dr watson are up against the best criminal mastermind in the world, the evil professor james moriarty. The legend of sir gawain and the green knight 1984 seneschal. Sherlock holmes is a 2009 period mystery action film based on the character of the same name created by sir arthur conan doyle. In 19, sherlock holmes, virtually in retirement, is persuaded by inspector alec macdonald of scotland yard to take on a.
The many faces of sherlock holmes 1985 sherlock holmes archive footage the masks of death 1984 sherlock holmes. It was a role that he had played 25 years earlier in hammers hound of the baskervilles. The plot was easy to follow despite its sudden turn. The sharp and witty victorian detectives return with the same combination of action, thrills and crime as before. A now retired holmes peter cushing is called on one last time to assist scotland yard with a strange case, that they can shed no light on. Cushing was 70 years old when shooting on the film began and once more the game was afoot. Marcus gilbert, susan penhaligon, gordon jackson, anton diffring, ray milland, peter cushing, john mills, anne baxter, jenny laird, russell hunter.
Sherlock holmes and the masks of death tv is a film directed by roy ward baker with peter cushing, john mills, anne baxter, anton diffring, year. Anne baxter, peter cushing, and john mills in the masks of death 1984 anne baxter, peter cushing, and john mills in the masks of death 1984. While sir arthur conan doyle is best known for his sherlock holmes stories, that was not the work he valued the most. Sherlock holmes in the great murder mystery wikipedia. Peter cushing and john mills in the masks of death 1984. Sherlock holmes and the masks of death tv movie 1984. There have been some mysterious murders, and there are no visible causes for the deaths. The masks of death is a real coming together of classics. Reviews hailed the film for bringing the real sherlock holmes to the screen. In 19, sherlock holmes, virtually in retirement, is persuaded by inspector alec macdonald of scotland yard to take on a baffling case. At the same time, it is stupidity rather than courage to refuse to recognize danger when it is close upon you. It was very successful, running for over a month on broadway, which was unprecidented for a british produced programmer. My love of sherlock holmes stories kind of laid dormant for many years while i was caught up in working and raising a family but.
The adventures of sherlock holmes s06e01 the master blackmailer duration. Sherlock holmes and the masks of death tv movie 1984 6. It appears in book form as part of the collection the memoirs of sherlock holmes. The death and life of sherlock holmes is a mystery within a mystery. Sherlock holmes and the masks of death, 80s movie poster. The masks of death is a 1984 british madefortelevision mystery film directed by roy ward baker and starring peter cushing as sherlock holmes and john mills as doctor watson.
However, he was also interested in writing about spiritualism and in 1893, he decided to end sherlock. Watson as characters, but this one marks a return to the. But when macdonald asks him to take on another case, he says yes. Watch sherlock holmes and the masks of death tv movie. Sherlock holmes the dying detective part 1 one of my personal favs. Its three immediate predecessors in the film series were world war ii spy adventures with holmes and dr. But when macdonald gordon jackson asks him to take on another case, he says yes. Sherlock holmes and the masks of death tv movie 1984 imdb. Peter cushing, anthony hinds, and john mills in the masks of death 1984 peter cushing, anthony hinds, and john mills in the masks of death 1984. Death masks last weeks post briefly covered immortalizing the dead through death masks. Twentyseven years after hound of the baskervilles 1959, peter cushing makes a belated return to the role of sherlock holmes in the madefortelevision masks of death. The final problem quotes i think that you know me well enough, watson, to understand that i am by no means a nervous man.
Sherlock holmes and his fight to the death bbc news. Sherlock holmes in the great murder mystery is a 1908 american silent film directed by an unknown director. The death and life of sherlock holmes dramatic publishing. The masks of death wikipedia, the free encyclopedia the masks of death 1984 is a sherlock holmes film directed by roy ward baker and starring peter cushing as the sleuth and john mills as doctor watson. One of the most famous scenes in the sherlock holmes stories occurs in. The masks of death 1984 the masks of death 1984 the image could not be loaded. Check out our impressive list of articles about sherlock holmes. Sherlock holmes and the masks of death tv movie 1984 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In fact conan doyle once referred to them as an elementary form of fiction.
The adventures of sherlock holmes s04e06 the hound of the baskervilles part 02. Watson john mills ponder cases in which the victims seem to have been scared to death. Sherlock holmes tv series 19841994 the arthur conan. The screenplay, by michael robert johnson, anthony peckham, and simon kinberg, was developed from a story by wigram and johnson. Learn about the death of sherlock holmes, the inspiration for the character of holmes, a discussion on moriarty and more. Additionally, many actors have portrayed sherlock holmes in audio dramas and stage productions. Tokyo movie shinsha produsse una serie tv di episodi basati sulle. The film was released on 27 november 1908 and is an adaptation of edgar allan poes short story the murders in the rue morgue 1841, which is considered the first detective story, though the plot was altered to include arthur conan doyles detective sherlock holmes instead of poes c. Sherlock holmes lartiglio scarlatto 1944 basil rathbone completo italiano by kapezza. Three bodies have been found, one in the thames and two others in whitechapel, all bearing a hideous look of fear on their faces, but all showing no signs of cause of death. Sherlock holmes the dying detective part 1 youtube. Holmes adaptations between 1984 and 1994, with the first two series bearing the title the adventures of sherlock holmes on screen and being followed by subsequent subseries bearing. But there are some sherlock holmes fans for whom reading a book or.
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