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Young Sherlock Holmes
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1985 film by Barry Levinson
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Young Sherlock Holmes is a 1985 film directed by Barry Levinson and written by Chris Columbus. Produced by Mark Johnson and Henry Winkler through Amblin Entertainment, the movie was distributed by Paramount Pictures. The cast includes Nicholas Rowe, Alan Cox, Anthony Higgins, and Sophie Ward. The story is set in London and is based on the canon of Sherlock Holmes.
The film is categorized as a teen, mystery, and Christmas film. It was released in the United States and the United Kingdom in English. Bruce Broughton composed the score, with Stephen Goldblatt serving as director of photography. The production design was handled by Norman Reynolds, and Stu Linder edited the film. The runtime is 109 minutes.
The movie received an Academy Award nomination for Best Visual Effects. It had a budget of 18,000,000 and grossed 63,700,000 at the box office. The film holds a rating of 6.8 on IMDb and a vote average of 6.7 on TMDb. Keywords associated with the film include murder, London, and religion and supernatural.
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6.7Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson meet as boys in an English Boarding school. Holmes is known for his deductive ability even as a youth, amazing his classmates with his abilities. When they discover a plot to murder a series of British business men by an Egyptian cult, they move to stop it.
Cast
- Nicholas Rowe as Sherlock Holmes
- Alan Cox as John Watson
- Sophie Ward as Elizabeth Hardy
- Anthony Higgins as Professor Rathe
- Susan Fleetwood as Mrs. Dribb
- Roger Ashton-Griffiths as Det. Sgt. Lestrade
Themes
- school friend
- london, england
- religion and supernatural
- murder
- aftercreditsstinger
- sherlock holmes
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- Christmas film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- canon of Sherlock Holmes
- Director
- Barry Levinson
- Screenwriter
- Chris Columbus
- Composer
- Bruce Broughton
- Producer
- Henry Winkler
- Production company
- Amblin Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- Stephen Goldblatt
- Narrative location
- London
- Duration
- 108
- FilmAffinity ID
- 662675
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- publication date
- 1986-05-15
- film editor
- Stu Linder
- title
- Young Sherlock Holmes
- distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
- production designer
- Norman Reynolds
- box office
- 19700000
- capital cost
- 18000000
- set during recurring event
- Christmas and holiday season
- review score
- 68%
- characters
- Sherlock Holmes
- different from
- Young Sherlock (British TV series)
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