Hercule et Sherlock | |
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Directed by | Jeannot Szwarc |
Written by | Joseph Morhaim and A Sanford Wolf (Original Story) Valentine Albin (Adaptation) Marie-Christine de Montbrial and Michel Frichet (French Version) Laurent Chalumeau (Additional Dialogue) |
Produced by | Marie-Christine de Montbrial |
Starring | Christopher Lambert Richard Anconina Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu |
Cinematography | Bernard Lutic |
Edited by | Kako Kelber Françoise London Chantal Pernecker |
Music by | Gabriel Yared |
Production companies | |
Distributed by | BAC Films |
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Running time | 95 min. |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Budget | $10.5 million |
Box office | $7.2 million [1] |
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