Comedy ·Crime · United Kingdom · 1988 · 1h 47m

Without a Clue

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Director
Thom Eberhardt
Cast
Michael Caine as Sherlock Holmes Ben Kingsley as Dr. John Watson Jeffrey Jones as Inspector Lestrade Lysette Anthony as Impostor Leslie Giles Nigel Davenport as Lord Smithwick Peter Cook as Greenhough
Crew
Alan Hume — Director of Photography Peter Tanner — Editor Henry Mancini — Original Music Composer Larry Strawther — Screenplay Gary Murphy — Screenplay Marc Stirdivant — Producer
Tagline

The flip side of Sherlock Holmes

Synopsis

Sherlock Holmes is as dashing as ever, but with a little secret: Dr. Watson is the brains behind the operation. When Reginald Kincaid, the actor he has hired to play Holmes becomes insufferable, Watson fires him and tries to go out on his own, but finds that he has done too good a job building Holmes up in the public's mind.

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Mood & Themes
london, englanddetectivealcoholismvictorian england19th century
Key Collaborators
Thom Eberhardt Director Alan Hume Director of Photography Peter Tanner Editor Henry Mancini Original Music Composer Larry Strawther Screenplay Gary Murphy Screenplay Marc Stirdivant Producer Martyn Hebert Production Design Brian Ackland-Snow Production Design Judy Moorcroft Costume Design
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