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The flip side of Sherlock Holmes - Without a Clue
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Title: Without a Clue

Release Date: 5 May 1988

Runtime: 1h 47m

Genre: Comedy, Crime

Director: Orion Pictures, ITC Entertainment

Production Companies: Orion Pictures, ITC Entertainment

Overview: Sherlock 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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.611 (221 votes)

Cast

  • Sherlock Holmes: Michael Caine
  • Dr. John Watson: Ben Kingsley
  • Inspector Lestrade: Jeffrey Jones
  • Impostor Leslie Giles: Lysette Anthony
  • Lord Smithwick: Nigel Davenport
  • Greenhough: Peter Cook
  • Bobby at Warehouse: Gregor Fisher
  • Prof. James Moriarty: Paul Freeman
  • John Clay: George Sweeney
  • Mr. Andrews: John Tordoff
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