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Mr. Holmes

Synopsis

In 1947, Sherlock Holmes, long-retired, lives in a sleepy Sussex village with his housekeeper and her amateur-sleuthing son. But far from living out a peaceful retirement, he is haunted by an unsolved case from 50 years ago. He remembers only fragments: a confrontation with an angry husband, a secret bond with his beautiful but unstable wife. With his legendary mental powers on the wane, and without his old sidekick Watson, Holmes is faced with the toughest case of his life - a case that might finally reveal to him the mysteries of the human heart.
Berlin International Film Festival 2015 - World premiere

Details

Year
2015
Type of project
Features
Running time
103 mins
Director
Bill Condon
Producer
Anne Carey, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman
Co-Producer
Paul Ritchie, Jack Morrissey, Greg Yolen
Executive Producer
Aviv Giladi, Vince Holden, Len Blavatnik, Christine Langan, Zanne Devine, Amy Nauiokas
Editor
Virginia Katz
Screenwriter
Jeffrey Hatcher, Mitch Cullin (novel)
Director of Photography
Tobias A. Schliessler
Production Designer
Martin Childs
Sound
Dave McMillan
Composer
Carter Burwell
Principal cast
Ian McKellen, Laura Linney, Milo Parker, Hiroyuki Sanada, Hattie Morahan

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Archer Gray Productions (USA), AI Film (UK), See-Saw Films (UK), BBC Films (UK)

See-Saw Films

74 Rivington Street, 2nd Floor
London
EC2A 3AY

BBC Films

Zone A, 7th Floor
BBC Broadcasting House
Portland Place
London W1A 1AA

AI Film

85 Tottenham Court Road
London
W1T 4TQ

Sales Company

FilmNation Entertainment LLC (US)

150 West 22nd Street, 9th Floor
New York
NY 10011
USA

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