Murder by Decree (1979)

PG02/01/1979Crime, Mystery, Thriller2h 4m
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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...

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Christopher Plummer

    Sherlock Holmes

  2. Cast 1

    James Mason

    Dr. Watson

  3. Cast 1

    David Hemmings

    Inspector Foxborough

  4. Cast 1

    Susan Clark

    Mary Kelly

  5. Cast 1

    Anthony Quayle

    Sir Charles Warren

  6. Cast 1

    John Gielgud

    Prime Minister

  7. Cast 1

    Frank Finlay

    Inspector Lestrade

  8. Cast 1

    Donald Sutherland

    Robert Lees

  9. Cast 1

    Geneviève Bujold

    Annie Crook

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 a series of gruesome Whitechapel murders. What is being locally described as the "Jack the Ripper" crimes is baffling "Lestrade" (Frank Finlay) to the point that his job is on the line after an intervention by the Commissioner himself (Sir Anthony Quayle). This adaptation follows the increasingly more established story of political and court intrig...

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Original LanguageEnglish 

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