Hands of a Murderer

Hands of a Murderer
Written by Charles Edward Pogue
Directed by Stuart Orme
Starring Edward Woodward
John Hillerman
Anthony Andrews
Kim Thomson
Music by Colin Towns
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
Production
Executive producer(s) William F. Storke
Producer(s) Robert E. Fuisz
Norman Foster
Charles Edward Pogue
Cinematography Ken Westbury
Editor(s) Keith Palmer
Running time 90 minutes
Production company(s) Green Pond Productions
Release
Original network CBS
Original release
  • 16 May 1990 (1990-05-16)

Hands of a Murderer is a 1990 British made-for-television mystery film directed by Stuart Orme, starring Edward Woodward as Sherlock Holmes and John Hillerman as Dr. John H. Watson.

Production

Filmed in England in association with Yorkshire Television,[1] the film premiered on CBS on 16 May 1990.[1]

The screenplay was written by Charles Edward Pogue who had penned the earlier Ian Richardson Sherlock Holmes films, The Sign of Four and The Hound of the Baskervilles.

Cast

Reception

Reviews for the film were decidedly mixed. People gave the film a B review in its "picks and pans" column.[2] Matthew E. Bunson in his Encyclopedia Sherlockiana opined "this is a surprisingly disappointing production despite the best efforts of all concerned and lavish attention to detail."[3] Alan Barnes in Sherlock Holmes on Screen wrote that the film "is no more than a number of high-concept set-pieces linked by the flimsiest of stories."[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Alan Barnes (2002). Sherlock Holmes on Screen. Reynolds & Hearn Ltd. pp. 57–58. ISBN 1-903111-04-8.
  2. "Picks and Pans Review: Hands of a Murderer". People. 21 May 1990.
  3. Matthew E. Bunson (1997). Encyclopedia Sherlockiana. Macmillan. p. 100. ISBN 0028616790.
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