"The man behind the myth"

2015

1h 44m

6.5(1917 votes)

Drama

Crime

Family

Mystery

Overview

In 1947, long-retired and near the end of his life, Sherlock Holmes grapples with an unreliable memory and must rely on his housekeeper's son as he revisits the still-unsolved case that led to his retirement.

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Cast & Crew

30 members

Acting

Ian McKellen

Sherlock Holmes

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Laura Linney

Mrs. Munro

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Milo Parker

Roger

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真田広之

Tamiki Umezaki

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Roger Allam

Dr. Barrie

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Frances de la Tour

Madame Schirmer

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Hattie Morahan

Ann Kelmot

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Phil Davis

Inspector Gilbert

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Patrick Kennedy

Thomas Kelmot

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John Sessions

Mycroft Holmes

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Frances Barber

Matinee "Madame Schirmer"

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Charles Maddox

Oswald

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Takako Akashi

Maya Umezaki

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Zak Shukor

Masuo Umezaki

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Michael Culkin

Bank Manager

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David Foxxe

Chemist

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Oliver Devoti

Ticket Agent

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Mike Burnside

Ann's Solicitor

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Nicholas Rowe

Matinee "Sherlock Holmes"

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Sam Coulson

Matinee "Thomas Kelmot"

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Hermione Corfield

Matinee "Ann Kelmot"

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Kit Connor

Boy

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Zoe Rainey

Boy's Mother

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Eileen Davies

Lady on Platform

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Colin Starkey

Dr. John Watson

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Sarah Crowden

Mrs. Hudson

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Elizabeth Jane Cassidy

Waitress (uncredited)

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John Carr

Patron in Cinema (uncredited)

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Johnny Otto

Army Officer (uncredited)

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Paul Blackwell

Station Passenger

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