Hands of a Murderer

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Hands of a Murderer
GenreMystery
Written by Charles Edward Pogue
Directed byStuart Orme
Starring Edward Woodward
John Hillerman
Anthony Andrews
Kim Thomson
Music by Colin Towns
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerWilliam F. Storke
ProducersRobert E. Fuisz
Norman Foster
Charles Edward Pogue
CinematographyKen Westbury
Editor Keith Palmer
Running time90 minutes
Production companyGreen Pond Productions
Original release
Network CBS
ReleaseMay 16, 1990 (1990-05-16)

Hands of a Murderer is a 1990 British made-for-television mystery film directed by Stuart Orme, starring Edward Woodward as Sherlock Holmes and John Hillerman as Dr. John H. Watson.

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Production

Filmed in England in association with Yorkshire Television, [1] the film premiered on CBS on 16 May 1990. [1]

The screenplay was written by Charles Edward Pogue who had penned the earlier Ian Richardson Sherlock Holmes films, The Sign of Four and The Hound of the Baskervilles and was initially intended to be a part of that series of films. [2]

Cast

Reception

Reviews for the film were decidedly mixed. People gave the film a B review in its "picks and pans" column. [3] Matthew E. Bunson in his Encyclopedia Sherlockiana opined "this is a surprisingly disappointing production despite the best efforts of all concerned and lavish attention to detail." [4] Alan Barnes in Sherlock Holmes on Screen wrote that the film "is no more than a number of high-concept set-pieces linked by the flimsiest of stories." [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Barnes, Alan (2011). Sherlock Holmes on Screen. Titan Books. pp. 72–74. ISBN   9780857687760.
  2. Barnes, Alan (2011). Sherlock Holmes on Screen. Titan Books. pp. 258–259. ISBN   9780857687760.
  3. "Picks and Pans Review: Hands of a Murderer". People . 21 May 1990. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  4. Bunson, Matthew (1997). Encyclopedia Sherlockiana. Macmillan. p. 100. ISBN   0028616790.