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{{short description|1991 television film directed by Peter Sasdy}}
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| producer = [[Frank Agrama]]<br />[[Riccardo Coccia]]<br />[[Daniele Lorenzano]]<br />[[Mirjana Mijojlic]]<br />[[Alessandro Tasca]]<br />[[Harry Alan Towers]]
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| screenplay = [[Bob Shayne]]<br />[[H.R.F. Keating]]
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| starring = [[Christopher Lee]]<br />[[Patrick Macnee]]<br />[[Morgan Fairchild]]<br />[[John Bennett (actor)|John Bennett]]<br />[[Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)|Engelbert Humperdinck]]
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| music = [[Detto Mariano]]
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| editing = [[Marcus Manton]]
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'''''Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady''''' and its sequel, ''[[Incident at Victoria Falls]]'' (1992), are a pair of TV films made in 1991 under the banner ''Sherlock Holmes the Golden Years''.<ref name="screen1">{{cite book |author=Alan Barnes |title=Sherlock Holmes on Screen |year=2002 |publisher=Reynolds & Hearn Ltd |page=149 |isbn=1-903111-04-8 }}</ref> [[Harry Alan Towers]] was executive producer and Bob Shayne was the writer on both.
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'''''Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady''''' and its sequel, ''[[Incident at Victoria Falls]]'' (1992), were a pair of two TV films made in 1991 under the banner ''Sherlock Holmes the Golden Years''.<ref name="screen1">{{cite book |author=Alan Barnes |title=Sherlock Holmes on Screen |year=2002 |publisher=Reynolds & Hearn Ltd |page=149 |isbn=1-903111-04-8 }}</ref> [[Harry Alan Towers]] was executive producer. and Bob Shayne was the writer, on both.


==Plot==
==Plot==
Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson are elderly gentlemen in 1910 [[Vienna]]. They are both getting involved with Balkan terrorists and meeting again with “The Woman” the actress and leading lady [[Irene Adler]]. They save Emperor [[Franz Joseph I of Austria]] from an assassination at the opera house and thus delay the onset of [[World War I]].
Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson are elderly gentlemen in 1910 [[Vienna]]. Both are involved independently with foiling Balkan terrorists. They reunite by chance with “The Woman”: actress [[Irene Adler]]. They save Emperor [[Franz Joseph I of Austria]] from an assassination at the opera house and thus delay the onset of [[World War I]].


The film also featured a number of historical characters involved in the plot including [[Eliot Ness]] and [[Sigmund Freud]].
The film also featured a number of historical characters, including [[Eliot Ness]] and [[Sigmund Freud]].


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Christopher Lee]] as [[Sherlock Holmes]]
* [[Christopher Lee]] as [[Sherlock Holmes]]
* [[Patrick Macnee]] as [[Dr. Watson]]
* [[Patrick Macnee]] as [[Dr. Watson]]
* [[Morgan Fairchild]] as Irene Frances Adler
* [[Morgan Fairchild]] as [[Irene Adler]]
* [[John Bennett (actor)|John Bennett]] as Dr. Sigmund Freud
* [[John Bennett (actor)|John Bennett]] as [[Dr. Sigmund Freud]]
* [[Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)|Engelbert Humperdinck]] as Eberhardt Bohm
* [[Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)|Engelbert Humperdinck]] as Eberhardt Bohm
* [[Tom Lahm]] as [[Elliott Ness]]
* [[Tom Lahm]] as [[Eliot Ness]]
* [[Jenny Quayle]] as Lady Violet Cholmondley
* [[Jenny Quayle]] as Lady Violet Cholmondley
* [[Jerome Willis]] as [[Mycroft Holmes]]
* [[Jerome Willis]] as [[Mycroft Holmes]]
* [[Margaret John]] as Mrs. Hudson
* [[Margaret John]] as Mrs. Hudson
* [[Charlotte Attenborough]] as Margaret Froelich


==Production==
==Production==
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===Filming===
===Filming===
It was shot back to back with ''[[Incident at Victoria Falls]]''. <ref name="screen1"/>
It was shot back to back with ''[[Incident at Victoria Falls]]''.<ref name="screen1"/>


===Locations===
===Locations===
Filming locations were in Austria, London and Luxembourg.
Filming locations were in Austria, London and Luxembourg.


==Home media==
==Home media==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{imdb title|0100597|Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady}}
*{{IMDb title|0100597|Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady}}


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Latest revision as of 11:12, 23 November 2024

Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady
Based onCharacters
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Screenplay byBob Shayne
H.R.F. Keating
Directed byPeter Sasdy
StarringChristopher Lee
Patrick Macnee
Morgan Fairchild
John Bennett
Engelbert Humperdinck
Music byDetto Mariano
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersFrank Agrama
Riccardo Coccia
Daniele Lorenzano
Mirjana Mijojlic
Alessandro Tasca
Harry Alan Towers
CinematographyBrian West
EditorMarcus Manton
Running time187 minutes
Production companiesHarmony Gold Finance Luxembourg S.A. (as Harmony Gold), Banquet et Caisse D'Epargne de l'etat, Banque Paribas Luxembourg, Silvio Berlusconi Communications
Original release
Release6 December 1991 (1991-12-06)

Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady and its sequel, Incident at Victoria Falls (1992), are a pair of TV films made in 1991 under the banner Sherlock Holmes the Golden Years.[1] Harry Alan Towers was executive producer and Bob Shayne was the writer on both.

Plot

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Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson are elderly gentlemen in 1910 Vienna. Both are involved independently with foiling Balkan terrorists. They reunite by chance with “The Woman”: actress Irene Adler. They save Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria from an assassination at the opera house and thus delay the onset of World War I.

The film also featured a number of historical characters, including Eliot Ness and Sigmund Freud.

Cast

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Production

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It was initially announced that there would be an eight-hour miniseries entitled The Golden Years of Sherlock Holmes.[1] The project series of eight one-hour episodes soon morphed into two three-hour films.[1]

Filming

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It was shot back to back with Incident at Victoria Falls.[1]

Locations

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Filming locations were in Austria, London and Luxembourg.

Home media

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Both were released in the next two years and there were drastically edited versions released by Vestron Videos.[1] The full versions are now available on DVD.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Alan Barnes (2002). Sherlock Holmes on Screen. Reynolds & Hearn Ltd. p. 149. ISBN 1-903111-04-8.
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