Hands of a Murderer
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| Hands of a Murderer | |
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| Genre | Mystery |
| Written by | Charles Edward Pogue |
| Directed by | Stuart Orme |
| Starring | Edward Woodward John Hillerman Anthony Andrews Kim Thomson |
| Music by | Colin Towns |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | William F. Storke |
| Producers | Robert E. Fuisz Norman Foster Charles Edward Pogue |
| Cinematography | Ken Westbury |
| Editor | Keith Palmer |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production company | Green Pond Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | May 16, 1990 |
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.
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
- Edward Woodward as Sherlock Holmes
- John Hillerman as Dr. John H. Watson
- Anthony Andrews as Professor Moriarty
- Kim Thomson as Sophie DeVere
- Peter Jeffrey as Mycroft Holmes
- Warren Clarke as Col. Gould
- Terence Lodge as Inspector Lestrade