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Murder by Decree
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Murder by Decree

1979•2h 4m•Crime•Mystery•Thriller
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Story Line

Sherlock Holmes is drawn into the case of Jack the Ripper, who is killing prostitutes in London's East End. Assisted by Dr. Watson, and using information provided by a renowned psychic, Robert Lees, Holmes finds that the murders may have their roots in a Royal indiscretion and that a cover-up is being managed by politicians at the highest level, all of whom happen to be Masons.

“The Jack the Ripper Murders. Sherlock Holmes lifts the veil of secrecy, corruption and terror at the heart of the throne of England itself. Clue by clue... Murder by murder...”

Top Cast

Christopher Plummer

Christopher Plummer

Sherlock Holmes

James Mason

James Mason

Dr. Watson

David Hemmings

David Hemmings

Inspector Foxborough

Susan Clark

Susan Clark

Mary Kelly

Anthony Quayle

Anthony Quayle

Sir Charles Warren

John Gielgud

John Gielgud

Prime Minister

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Rating

6.3/ 10

Release Date

1979-02-01

Runtime

2h 4m

Genres

CrimeMysteryThriller

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User Reviews (3)

John Chard

John Chard

9/10
•5/8/2015
Elementary my dear Ripper! Murder by Decree is directed by Bob Clark and adapted to screenplay by John Hopkins from the novel The Ripper File written by Elwyn Jones and John Lloyd. It stars Christopher Plummer, James Mason, David Hemmings, Susan C...
CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

6/10
•3/26/2023
Christopher Plummer dons the famous deerstalker in this well produced and stylish looking outing for "Sherlock Holmes". Here, together with stalwart colleague "Dr. Watson" (James Mason) they find themselves drawn into the mysterious investigation of ...
Wuchak

Wuchak

6/10
•6/17/2026
**_What if Sherlock Holmes & Dr. Watson took on the 1888 Jack the Ripper case?_** This isn’t as colorful as “A Study in Terror” or the Hammer versions; nor is it as sordid & gory as Klaus Kinski’s 1976 rendition or Anthony Perkins’ future “Edge of...