Murder by Decree (1979)
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...
Gênero : Crime, Mistério, Thriller
Runtime : 2H 4M
Director : Bob Clark
Escritor : John Hopkins
Sinopse
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 its 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.
Londres, 1893. A cidade está em pânico em razão das mortes cometidas por Jack, o Estripador. O escritor H.G. Wells está entusiasmado em mostrar aos seus amigos uma invenção extraordinária, que ainda não foi testada: Uma máquina do tempo. Neste momento chega a polícia dando uma busca no local, pois o perigoso assassino se encontra nas proximidades. Logo descobrem provas comprometedoras de que John Lesley Stevenson, um dos convidados do escritor, é o criminoso, mas ele desapareceu como por encanto. De repente, Wells entende o que aconteceu: Stevenson usou a máquina do tempo para escapar, mas como não tinha a chave, a invenção voltou ao ponto de partida.
Enquanto investigam o ataque a um navio, supostamente por uma lula gigante, Sherlock Holmes (Ben Syder) e dr. Watson (Gareth David-Lloyd) ficam sabendo que um dinossauro está à solta em Londres. Esta abordagem à clássica obra inglesa coloca o detetive Holmes contra um criminoso implacável que usa predadores extintos para fins maléficos. Surpreso com a notícia de que seu irmão ausente (Dominic Keating) reapareceu, Holmes permanece decidido a desvendar mais este mistério.
Sherlock Holmes and Watson do battle with their nemesis, Professor Moriarity, over an ancient necklace attributed to Cleopatra.
London, 1888: on the night of the third Jack the Ripper killing, soft-spoken Mr. Slade, a research pathologist, takes lodgings with the Harleys, including a gloomy attic room for "experiments." Mrs. Harley finds Slade odd and increasingly suspects the worst; her niece Lily (star of a decidedly Parisian stage revue) finds him interesting and increasingly attractive. Is Lily in danger, or are her mother's suspicions merely a red herring?
Um jovem poeta é contratado por um museu de cera para escrever as biografias de três grandes criminosos: o califa Harun al Raschid; Ivan, o Terrível; e Jack, o Estripador. Uma das obras-primas do expressionismo alemão. Três visões diversas e independentes da maldade humana, narradas de formas variadas e em episódios de tamanho desigual.
A serial killer whose mother was a prostitute starts killing streetwalkers as a way of paying back his mother for her abuse.
In London, a secret society led by lawyer Thaddeus Merrydew collects the assets of any of its deceased members and divides them among the remaining members. Society members start dropping like flies. Sherlock Holmes is approached by member James Murphy's widow, who is miffed at being left penniless by her husband. When Captain Pyke is shot, Holmes keys in on his mysterious Chinese widow as well as the shady Merrydew. Other members keep dying: Malcom Dearing first, then Mr. Baker. There is also an attempt on the life of young Eileen Forrester, who became a reluctant society member upon the death of her father. Holmes' uncanny observations and insights are put to the test.
Sherlock Holmes e Dr. Watson se unem à caça de um assassino notório, Jack O Estripador.
Quando Dr. Watson (Robert Duvall) descobre que Sherlock Holmes (Nicol Williamson) está perturbado mentalmente devido ao seu vício em cocaína, organiza para ele uma viagem para Viena e uma sessão de tratamento com o famoso filósofo Sigmund Freud (Alan Arkin). O psicólogo espera resolver os mistérios do subconsciente de Holmes enquanto este se dedica à resolução de outro mistério: o sequestro de Lola Deveraux (Vanessa Redgrave).
Sherlock Holmes e Dr. Watson são chamados para desvendar uma maldição misteriosa que atormenta a família Baskerville há gerações. Quando Sir Charles Baskerville é encontrado morto, seu herdeiro, Sir Henry, implora que Holmes o salve do terrível cão sobrenatural que trouxe medo e morte para sua casa.
Every hero has a weakness, and Sherlock Holmes' weakness was Moriarty. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson solve mysteries and search for Moriarty in 1970s New York City. The fact that Sherlock Holmes is a psychotic paranoid and Dr. Watson is a female psychiatrist fascinated by his case is almost beside the point.
In World War II, a British secret agent carrying a vitally important document is kidnapped en route to Washington. The British government calls on Sherlock Holmes to recover it.
Holmes takes a vacation and visits his old friend Sir Henry Baskerville. His vacation ends when he suddenly finds himself in the middle of a double-murder mystery. Now he's got to find Professor Moriarty and the horse Silver Blaze before the great cup final horse race.
Na cidade de Londres, um bandido rouba jóias em torno da Scotland Yard, e Rubra, uma bela cantora, está sendo acusado do crime. Tom e Jerry, como assistentes, devem ajudar Sherlock Holmes a procurar por pistas e rastrear o verdadeiro ladrão para resolver este caso.
Early in his crime-solving career, Sherlock Holmes attempts to prevent Moriarty from cornering the heroin market.
The Good Comrades are a collection of varied gentlemen who crave one thing - solitude. They reside at Drearcliff House, ancestral home of their eldest member. All seems serene and convivial until one by one the members begin to perish in the most grisly of manners. Foul play is suspected by the Good Comrades' insurance agent, who turns to Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson for guidance.
The famous Borgia Pearl, a valuable gem with a history of bringing murder and misfortune to its owner since the days of the Borgias, is brought to London, thanks in part to Sherlock Holmes. But before long the jewel is stolen, due to an error on Holmes' part, and shortly thereafter, a series of horrible murders begin, the murderer leaving his victims with their spines snapped and surrounded by a mass of smashed china.
When a woman is found dead with her throat torn out, the local villagers blame a supernatural monster. But Sherlock Holmes, who gets drawn into the case from nearby Quebec, suspects a human murderer.
Sherlock Holmes investigates when young women around London turn up murdered, each with a finger severed. Scotland Yard suspects a madman, but Holmes believes the killings to be part of a diabolical plot.
An affectionate bow to the master sleuth in this lavishly produced original that has Holmes rushing to New York City after discovering that his old nemesis, Moriarty, has kidnapped the son of the detective's long-time love, actress Irene Adler.