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Dec 23, 1984 · With Peter Cushing, John Mills, Anne Baxter, Ray Milland. Sherlock Holmes investigates the case of a string of mysterious deaths with no apparent causes and the case of a missing German Prince that could cause war between England and Germany.
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- Crime, Mystery
- Roy Ward Baker
- 1984-12-23
Sherlock Holmes and the Masks of Death (TV Movie 1984) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Overview. Sherlock Holmes has retired. But when MacDonald asks him to take on another case, he says yes. There have been some mysterious murders, and there are no visible causes for the deaths.
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In 1913, Sherlock Holmes, virtually in retirement, is persuaded by Inspector Alec MacDonald of Scotland Yard to take on a baffling case. Three dead bodies have been found in London's East End, all with no discernible cause of death, but the expressions on their faces suggest that they all died in a state of terror. Holmes, accompanied by Dr Watson,...
Peter Cushing as Sherlock HolmesJohn Mills as Doctor WatsonAnne Baxter as Irene AdlerRay Milland as Home SecretaryDevelopment
Executive producer Kevin Francis had previously attempted to raise funds for a new version of The Hound of the Baskervilles. Francis intended to cast Peter Cushing as Holmes, which would be Cushing's third take on the Doyle tale after the 1959 Hammer production and the two-part production for the 1968 television series, and feature a stop-motion dog created by Ray Harryhausen. While funding for the proposed film collapsed, it led to Francis discussing an original tale with writer Anthony Hinds.
Casting
This is Peter Cushing's final portrayal of Sherlock Holmes. He first donned Holmes' deerstalker in Hammer's The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959). Later, he took over from Douglas Wilmer in the BBC television series Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmesin the late 1960s. Cushing considered Sherlock Holmes to be his favorite role but his age, Cushing being in his 70s, required the part to be written for a much older Holmes.
Filming
Filming began in the summer of 1984 at Twickenham Film Studios with location work at Buckinghamshire and London.
There were plans for a follow-up titled The Abbot's Crybut the film never materialized due to Cushing's declining health.
Holmes (Peter Cushing) and Dr. Watson (John Mills) ponder cases in which the victims seem to have been scared to death.
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- Roy Ward Baker
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- Peter Cushing
The Masks of Death is a 1984 British made-for-television mystery film directed by Roy Ward Baker and starring Peter Cushing as Sherlock Holmes and John Mills as Doctor Watson.
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Holmes (Peter Cushing) investigates three deaths and the disappearance of a German envoy. John Mills, Anne Baxter, Ray Milland. Von Felseck: Anton Diffring. MacDonald: Gordon Jackson.
