Murder by Decree (1979)
February 1, 1979Release Date
Murder by Decree (1979)
February 1, 1979Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Christopher Plummer
Sherlock Holmes
James Mason
Dr. Watson
David Hemmings
Inspector Foxborough
Susan Clark
Mary Kelly
Anthony Quayle
Sir Charles Warren
John Gielgud
Prime Minister Lord Salisbury
Frank Finlay
Inspector Lestrade
Donald Sutherland
Robert Lees
Elwyn Jones
Writer
Geneviève Bujold
Annie Crook
Tedde Moore
Mrs. Lees
Chris Wiggins
Doctor Hardy
Bob Clark
Director
Peter Jonfield
William Slade
Arthur Conan Doyle
Writer
Roy Lansford
Sir Thomas Spivey
John Hopkins
Writer
Catherine Kessler
Carrie
Stephen Knight
Writer
Ron Pember
Makins
June Brown
Anne Chapman
Ken Jones
Dock Guard
René Dupont
Producer
Robert A. Goldston
Producer
Terry Duggan
Danny
Hilary Sesta
Catherine Eddowes
Paul Zaza
Composer
Carl Zittrer
Composer
Anthony May
Lanier
Betty Woolfe
Mrs. Dobson
Reginald H. Morris
Cinematographer
Iris Fry
Elizabeth Stride
Stan Cole
Editor
Geoffrey Russell
Home Secretary Henry Matthews
Karen Hazzard
CastingDirector
Peggy Ann Clifford
Lees' Housekeeper
Irene Lamb
CastingDirector
Ann Mitchell
Jane
Harry Pottle
ProductionDesigner
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 Marchal
Duke of Clarence
Richard Pescud
Doctor
Pat Brackenbury
Nurse
Dan Long
Constable Long
Michael Cashman
Constable Watkins
Tony Clarkin
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Peter Dean
Police Constable (uncredited)
Jim McManus
Policeman (uncredited)
Judy Moorcroft
Costume Design
Peter Robb-King
Makeup Artist / Makeup Supervisor
John W. Mitchell
Sound Recordist
Guy Travers
Second Assistant Director
Colin Jamison
Hair Department Head / Key Hairdresser
John Lloyd
Novel
Denise Exshaw
Set Decoration
Wayne Griffin
Sound Editor
Kenneth Heeley-Ray
Supervising Sound Editor
John Davis
Production Manager
Len Herberman
Executive Producer
Ian McBride
Assistant Editor
Patrick Drummond
Sound Editor
Joe Grimaldi
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
David Appleby
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Dennis Drummond
Sound Editor
Jimmy Turrell
Camera Operator
Denis Fraser
Grip
Marjorie Lavelly
Continuity
David Farrell
Still Photographer
Andy Birmingham
Production Accountant
Jan Jamison
Assistant Hairdresser / Hair Assistant
Jane Royle
Makeup Artist
Janet Tebrooke
Wardrobe Master
Ken Goch
Second Assistant Director
Martin Ashbee
Assistant Sound Editor
Ron Beck
Wardrobe Supervisor
Ken Pattenden
Construction Manager
David Wynn-Jones
Focus Puller
Ariel Levy
Assistant Director
Lynda Levy
Unit Publicist
Keith Pamplin
Boom Operator
Peter Childs
Art Direction
Steven Cole
Assistant Sound Editor
Michael Albrechtsen
Special Effects
Andy Andrews
Property Master
Ray Meehan
Gaffer
Ted Rouse
Production Manager
Terry Lewis
Best Boy Grip
Liz Taylor
Production Secretary
Ron Butcher
Sound Engineer
Edward Morton
Wardrobe Assistant
Media.
Details.
Release DateFebruary 1, 1979
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 4m
Content RatingPG
Genres
Wiki.
Murder by Decree is a 1979 mystery thriller film directed by Bob Clark. It features the Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who are embroiled in the investigation surrounding the real-life 1888 Whitechapel murders committed by "Jack the Ripper". Christopher Plummer plays Holmes and James Mason plays Watson. Though it features a similar premise, it is somewhat different in tone and result to A Study in Terror. It is loosely based on The Ripper File by Elwyn Jones and John Lloyd.
The film's premise of the plot behind the murders is influenced by the book Jack the Ripper: The Final Solution (1976), by Stephen Knight, who theorized that the killings were part of a Masonic plot. The original script contained the names of the historical suspects, Sir William Gull and John Netley. In the actual film, they are represented by fictional analogues: Thomas Spivy (Gull) and William Slade (Netley). This plot device was later used in other Jack the Ripper-themed fiction, including the graphic novel From Hell.