Sherlock Holmes - The Sign of Four
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Actor: Colin Jeavons, Denis Lill, Edward Hardwicke, Jeremy Brett, Rosalie WilliamsCinematographer: Tony Imi
Producer: John Hawkesworth
Producer: Rebecca Eaton
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 120 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-02-25
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Mpi Home Video
Movie Reviews of Sherlock Holmes - The Sign of Four
Movie Review: Toby saves the day!
Summary: 5 Stars
One of the superior Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes tales, "The Sign of Four" is ingeniously conveyed here with the great Jeremy Brett at the Helm.
This is a Granada (British) production which was originally aired over two separate PBS episodes, shown a week apart, which means that it's a nice, long (but not draggy!), DVD. Here's a much abbreviated version of the story:
A beautiful young lady (who much interests Watson!), comes to Holmes with a sympathetic story... her father, who had been a minor British officer serving in colonial India and whom had finally retired, has been missing in London for years and, now, there may be an end to the mystery in addition to the possibility that she's on the verge of becoming a rich woman. She's received an anonymous note to be available at a certain location to be transported to yet another unknown place to receive her just due and she wants Holmes and Watson to ride along to protect her as well as her prospective interests.
In the end, she meets an eccentric and fabulously wealthy son of her father's companion, who lives in a literal re-creation of Indian Culture. This son has a twin brother (who lives at their family estate, also in luxury), who is unfortunately found murdered, the family fortune in jewels and gold also having been lifted in the process!
It's the difficult job of Holmes, Watson, and the trusty K-9, "Toby" to set the whole mystery straight. This tale is one of the best Holmes films that ever originally emanated from Doyle and this particular rendering is quite excellent.
The cinematography is superb, the sets and locations are spot on and the action remains tight throughout -- no dragging.
Even rabid Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce Sherlock Holmes film purists would probably much enjoy this one if they gave it a chance.
Summary of Sherlock Holmes - The Sign of Four
This 1987 feature version of the second Sherlock Holmes novel written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is faithful to the original story except in one important detail: Dr. Watson (Edward Hardwicke) does not get the girl. Otherwise, the familiar tale of the death of Bartholomew Sholto and the theft of the Agra treasure is all here, featuring a snappy performance by Jeremy Brett as Holmes doing some of the finest investigative work of his career. The famous climax, a chase on the Thames in which Holmes is almost struck dead by an exotic weapon, is handled very well. Sherlockians may have a hard time not seeing Watson's romantic pursuit of Mary Morstan (Lila Kaye), his first wife according to Doyle's book, but it would hardly have been practical in the context of the long-running Granada Television series. The rest is to be enjoyed, however. --Tom KeoghArt House & International DVD Video
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