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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows is a 2011 period mystery action film and a sequel to the 2009 film Sherlock Holmes. The film is directed by Guy Ritchie and produced by Dan Lin, Joel Silver, Lionel Wigram and Susan Downey. The film's screenplay was written by Kieran Mulroney and Michele Mulroney.
Mar 30, 2022 · Although based on the classic snoop brought to life by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Guy Ritchie paints the tale with his own quirk. In the period piece detective thriller movie, Holmes faces his arch-nemesis, James Moriarty, a shady professor and author who seeks to orchestrate a war in Europe.
Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey, Jr.) is investigating a seemingly unrelated series of crimes around Europe, believing them all connected to Professor Moriarty (Jared Harris), a criminal mastermind just as smart as Holmes.
The plot is based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 's canon story, " The Adventure of the Final Problem ". Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law return as Sherlock Holmes and Dr John Watson respectively, while Jared Harris portrays Holmes' arch-nemesis, Professor James Moriarty.
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows: Directed by Guy Ritchie. With Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Noomi Rapace, Rachel McAdams. Detective Sherlock Holmes is on the trail of criminal mastermind Professor Moriarty, who is carrying out a string of random crimes across Europe.
- Guy Ritchie
- 3 min
The game itself is based on a real life game between Bent Larson (Holmes) and Tigran Petrosian (Moriarty) in 1966 (with the colors inverted), with the pieces and moves on the board mirroring what's going on in the ballroom.
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows is a 2011 British-American action mystery film directed by Guy Ritchie and produced by Joel Silver, Lionel Wigram, Susan Downey, and Dan Lin. It is a sequel to the 2009 film Sherlock Holmes, based on the character of the same name created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The screenplay is by Kieran Mulroney and ...
