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Without a Clue
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Without a Clue is a 1988 comedy crime film directed by Thom Eberhardt and produced by ITC Entertainment. The movie features Michael Caine, Ben Kingsley, Jeffrey Jones, and Paul Freeman in the cast. It is based on the canon of Sherlock Holmes and centers on the character Sherlock Holmes. The narrative is set in London during 1892, with filming taking place at Pinewood Studios.
The film was distributed by Orion Pictures and originally released in English. Its runtime is 107 minutes. The score was composed by Henry Mancini, and the director of photography was Alan Hume. The production originated in the United Kingdom.
Critical reception included a review score of 5.5 out of 10 and 62 percent. The film achieved a box office revenue of 8539181. It has been described with the tagline "The flip side of Sherlock Holmes" and includes keywords such as detective, alcoholism, and Victorian England.
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6.7Sherlock Holmes is as dashing as ever, but with a little secret: Dr. Watson is the brains behind the operation. When Reginald Kincaid, the actor he has hired to play Holmes becomes insufferable, Watson fires him and tries to go out on his own, but finds that he has done too good a job building Holmes up in the public's mind.
Cast
- Michael Caine as Sherlock Holmes
- Ben Kingsley as Dr. John Watson
- Jeffrey Jones as Inspector Lestrade
- Lysette Anthony as Impostor Leslie Giles
- Nigel Davenport as Lord Smithwick
- Peter Cook as Greenhough
Themes
- london, england
- detective
- alcoholism
- victorian england
- 19th century
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- crime film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- canon of Sherlock Holmes
- Director
- Thom Eberhardt
- Cast member
- Peter Cook
- Composer
- Henry Mancini
- Production company
- ITC Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- Alan Hume
- Narrative location
- London
- Filming location
- Pinewood Studios
- Duration
- 107
- FilmAffinity ID
- 729739
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- title
- Without a Clue
- distributed by
- Orion Pictures
- review score
- 62%
- set in period
- 1892
- box office
- 8539181
- characters
- Sherlock Holmes
- Commons category
- Without a Clue (1988 film)
- publication date
- 1990-06-07
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