Story Line
When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.
“Holmes and Watson's most chilling case... an age-old curse... a ravenous monster...”
Top Cast

Ian Richardson
Sherlock Holmes

Donald Churchill
Dr. John Watson

Denholm Elliott
Dr. Mortimer

Glynis Barber
Beryl Stapleton

Brian Blessed
Geoffrey Lyons

Eleanor Bron
Mrs. Barrymore
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Rating
6.5/ 10
Release Date
1983-11-03
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
HorrorCrimeMysteryTV Movie

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CinemaSerf
6/10
•11/9/2025Ian Richardson delivers quite engagingly here as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s fastidious detective “Sherlock Holmes” but I didn’t get so much from Donald Churchill’s contributions as his crucial sidekick “Dr. Watson” in this adapted for television movie....






