Murder by Decree (Original title)Sherlock Holmes: Death and Decree (Working title)Sherlock Holmes and Saucy Jack (Alternative title)Sherlock Holmes: Murder by Decree (Alternative title)Death by Decree (Alternative title)
Dates: 1978 (Copyright), 20 March 1980 (Release)Countries: Canada, United KingdomDirected by: Bob Clark
Synopsis: Thriller. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson attempt to track down Jack the Ripper and find themselves involved in a conspiracy involving the royal family and the Freemasons.
Genre: Detective drama
Subjects: Jack the Ripper, Sherlock Holmes
Releases
Date: 20 March 1980Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Metrocolor - SoundRuntime: 112 mins Length: 10086 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Columbia-EMI-Warner Distributors
Date: 1986Country: United KingdomRelease type: Home ViewingFormat: VHS VideocassetteDistributor: Embassy Home Entertainment
Title: The laserphile: creepy capsule round-upAuthor: DURSIN, Andy Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Radio Times v246 n3213 15 Jun 1985 Page: 23
Title: [Radio Times - v246 n3213 15 Jun 1985: no known title]Language: English
In: Film Review v30 n2 February 1980 Pages: 34-35
Title: [Film Review - v30 n2 February 1980: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v47 n554 March 1980 Pages: 49-50
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v47 n554 March 1980: no known title]Language: English
In: Screen International n231 8 Mar 1980 Page: 46
Title: [Screen International - n231 8 Mar 1980: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v26 n6 March 1980 Page: 31,34
Title: [Films and Filming - v26 n6 March 1980: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v26 n4 January 1980 Page: 18
Title: [Films and Filming - v26 n4 January 1980: no known title]Language: English
Description: Stills.
In: The Hollywood Reporter v255 n4 22 Jan 1979 Page: 4
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v255 n4 22 Jan 1979: no known title]Language: English
In: Séquences n96 April 1979 Pages: 25-26
Title: [Séquences - n96 April 1979: no known title]Language: French
In: Cinema Canada v3 n54 April 1979 Pages: 49-50
Title: [Cinema Canada - v3 n54 April 1979: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 24 Jan 1979 Page: 22
Title: [Variety - 24 Jan 1979: no known title]Language: English
In: Screen International n144 24 Jun 1978 Page: 10
Title: [Screen International - n144 24 Jun 1978: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
In: Screen International n144 24 Jun 1978 Pages: 4-5,50
Title: [Screen International - n144 24 Jun 1978: no known title]Language: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(2)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 9852 FeetStock date: 1983BFI identifier: C-1051313
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Film materials(2)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 10317 FeetBFI identifier: C-112430
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 9852 FeetStock date: 1983BFI identifier: C-1051313
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Dates: 1978 (Copyright), 20 March 1980 (Release)Countries: Canada, United KingdomDirected by: Bob Clark
Synopsis: Thriller. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson attempt to track down Jack the Ripper and find themselves involved in a conspiracy involving the royal family and the Freemasons.
Genre: Detective drama
Subjects: Jack the Ripper, Sherlock Holmes
Releases
Date: 20 March 1980Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Metrocolor - SoundRuntime: 112 mins Length: 10086 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Columbia-EMI-Warner Distributors
Date: 1986Country: United KingdomRelease type: Home ViewingFormat: VHS VideocassetteDistributor: Embassy Home Entertainment
Credits
(75)
Presents: Robert A. Goldston, ©: Saucy Jack Inc, Production Company: Highlight Theatrical Production Corporation Ltd, Production Company: Murder by Decree Productions, Produced with the assistance of: Canadian Film Development Corporation, Produced with the assistance of: Famous Players Film Company, Wow!!! Entertainment Inc., Executive Producer: Len Herberman, Produced by: Bob Clark, René Dupont, Production Manager (Canada): Ted Rouse, Production Manager (UK): John Davis, Production Accountant: Andy Birmingham, Producer's Secretary: Liz Taylor, Production Assistant: Marilyn Clarke, 2nd Assistant Director: Ken Goch, Assistant Director: Ariel Levy, 2nd Assistant Director: Guy Travers, Continuity: Marjorie Lavelly, Casting: Irene Lamb, Original Screenplay by: John Hopkins, Based on 'The Ripper File' by: Elwyn Jones, John Lloyd, Director of Photography: Reginald H. Morris, Camera Operator: James Turrell, Focus: David Wynn-Jones, Gaffer: Ray Meehan, Best Boy: Terry Lewis, Grip: Dennis Fraser, [Stills]: Graham Attwood, Still Photographer: David Farrell, Special Effects: Michael Albrechtsen, Editor: Stan Cole, Post-production Facilities: Pathé Sound and Post Production Center, Assistant Editor: Dan McBride, Production Designer: Harry Pottle, Art Director: Peter Childs, Set Decorator: Denise Exshaw, Scenic Artist: Jock Kay, Production Buyer: Percy Godbold, Property Master: Andy Andrews, Charge Hand Props: Tommy Raeburn, Standby Propman: John Graham, Standby Carpenter: Ken Flemming, Construction Manager: Ken Pattenden, Costumes Designed by: Judy Moorcroft, Wardrobe Assistant: Edward Morton, Wardrobe Supervisor: Ron Beck, Wardrobe Mistress: Janet Tebrooke, Make-up Artist: Jane Royle, Chief Make-up Artist: Peter Robb-King, Assistant Hairdresser: Janet Jamison, Chief Hairdresser: Colin Jamison, Release Prints by: MGM Labs, Filmed in: Panavision, Processed by: Rank Film Laboratories, Answer Print by: Medallion Film Labs, Music Composed by: Paul Zaza, Carl Zittrer, Sound Recordist: John Mitchell, Sound Maintenance: Ron Butcher, Boom Operator: Keith Pamplin, Re-recording Mixer: Dave Appleby, Joe Grimaldi, Supervising Sound Editor: Ken Heeley-Ray, Assistant Sound Editor: Steven Cole, Sound Editor: Patrick Drummond, Sound Editor: Wayne Griffin, Sound Editor: Dennis Drummond, Assistant Sound Editor: Martin Ashbee, Police Liaison: Bob Halliday, Unit Publicist: Lynda Levy, Filmed at: England Shepperton Studio Centre, Herts, England E.M.I. Studios
Cast
(37)
Christopher Plummer (Sherlock Holmes), James Mason (Dr Watson), David Hemmings (Inspector Foxborough), Susan Clark (Mary Kelly), Anthony Quayle (Sir Charles Warren), John Gielgud (Lord Salisbury, The Prime Minister), Frank Finlay (Inspector Lastrade), Donald Sutherland (Robert James Lees), Geneviève Bujold (Annie Crook), Chris Wiggins (Dr Harding), Teddi Moore (Mrs Lees), Catherine Kessler (Carrie), Terry Duggan (Dannie), Peter Jonfield (William Slade), Roy Lansford (Sir Thomas Spivey), Ronald Pember (Makins), Ken Jones (Dock Guard), June Brown (Annie Chapman), Hilary Sesta (Catherine Eddowes), Anthony May (Laniers), Betty Woolfe (Mrs Hudson), Iris Fry (Elizabeth Stride), Geoffrey Russell (home secretary), Peggy Ann Clifford (Lees housekeeper), Ann Mitchell (Jane), Katherine Stark (Molly), ElainE Ives Cameron (Ellen), Stella Courtney (Betty), Judy Wilson (Emily), Roy Pattison (Carroll), Victor Langley (Prince of Wales), Pamela Abbott (Princess Alexandra), Robin Marchall (Duke of Clarence, 'Eddy'), Richard Pescuid (doctor), Pat Brackenbury (nurse), Dan Long (Constable Long), Michael Cashman (Constable Watkins)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(13)
In: Film Score Monthly v8 n7 August 2003 Page: 47Title: The laserphile: creepy capsule round-upAuthor: DURSIN, Andy Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Radio Times v246 n3213 15 Jun 1985 Page: 23
Title: [Radio Times - v246 n3213 15 Jun 1985: no known title]Language: English
In: Film Review v30 n2 February 1980 Pages: 34-35
Title: [Film Review - v30 n2 February 1980: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v47 n554 March 1980 Pages: 49-50
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v47 n554 March 1980: no known title]Language: English
In: Screen International n231 8 Mar 1980 Page: 46
Title: [Screen International - n231 8 Mar 1980: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v26 n6 March 1980 Page: 31,34
Title: [Films and Filming - v26 n6 March 1980: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v26 n4 January 1980 Page: 18
Title: [Films and Filming - v26 n4 January 1980: no known title]Language: English
Description: Stills.
In: The Hollywood Reporter v255 n4 22 Jan 1979 Page: 4
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v255 n4 22 Jan 1979: no known title]Language: English
In: Séquences n96 April 1979 Pages: 25-26
Title: [Séquences - n96 April 1979: no known title]Language: French
In: Cinema Canada v3 n54 April 1979 Pages: 49-50
Title: [Cinema Canada - v3 n54 April 1979: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 24 Jan 1979 Page: 22
Title: [Variety - 24 Jan 1979: no known title]Language: English
In: Screen International n144 24 Jun 1978 Page: 10
Title: [Screen International - n144 24 Jun 1978: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
In: Screen International n144 24 Jun 1978 Pages: 4-5,50
Title: [Screen International - n144 24 Jun 1978: no known title]Language: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(2)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 9852 FeetStock date: 1983BFI identifier: C-1051313
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Film materials(2)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 10317 FeetBFI identifier: C-112430
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 9852 FeetStock date: 1983BFI identifier: C-1051313
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)