Murder by Decree
Murder by Decree is a 1979 mystery thriller film directed by Bob Clark. It features the Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who are embroiled in the investigation surrounding the real-life 1888 Whitechapel murders committed by "Jack the Ripper". Christopher Plummer plays Holmes and James Mason plays Watson. Though it features a similar premise, it is somewhat different in tone and result to A Study in Terror. It is loosely based on The Ripper File by Elwyn Jones and John Lloyd.
Plot
After the Metropolitan Police fail to apprehend the serial killer Jack the Ripper, Sherlock Holmes is approached to investigate the recent murders of prostitutes that happened in the Whitechapel district of London. Helped by Dr. Watson and the medium Robert Lees, Holmes discovers that all the victims were companions of Annie Crook, a woman locked in a mental institution.
More details
author | John Hopkins |
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contentLocation | London |
director | Bob Clark |
editor | Stan Cole |
genre | historical mystery thriller |
keywords | british government jack the ripper locked in mental institution metropolitan police sherlock holmes wait |
musicBy | Paul Zaza |
producer | Bob Clark René Dupont |
productionCompany | Famous Players Telefilm Canada |
publisher | Columbia Pictures Embassy Pictures EMI Library and Archives Canada Warner Bros. |
theme | mystery thriller serial killer |