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A Study in Terror (1965) was a Crime - Drama Film directed by James Hill and produced by Herman Cohen, Michael Klinger and Sam Waynberg.

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A Study in Terror and The Detective

By Rick29 on Oct 16, 2023 From Classic Film & TV Cafe

A Study in Terror (1965). Murder By Decree (1979) may be the best known pairing of Sherlock Holmes and Jack the Ripper--but it wasn't the first. That distinction belongs to the mostly forgotten A Study in Terror. Produced with the cooperation of the Arthur Conan Doyle estate, A Study in Terror boas... Read full article


A STUDY IN TERROR On Blu-ray From Mill Creek

By Dan Day Jr. on May 12, 2018 From The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog

A STUDY IN TERROR is a 1965 British film that brings together Sherlock Holmes and Jack the Ripper. The movie has been released on Blu-ray from Mill Creek Entertainment. In 1888 London, Sherlock Holmes (John Neville) receives a surgical kit in the mail, postmarked from the district of Whitechapel. I... Read full article


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Mycroft Holmes: For Heaven's sake, stop sawing away on that infernal instrument! It was a sad day when Mother gave it to you, a sad day for her, a sad day for you, a sad day for us all... What I cannot understand is why, since you've had that violin with you so long, you never learned to play!


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The closing Baker Street sequence alludes to Conan Doyle's 1892 short story "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle."
Robert Stephens was the original choice to play Holmes. He would play the role in 1970.
John Fraser has starring billing in the main titles but does not turn up till 24 minutes in, meaning his his role is an expanded cameo rather than a leading role.
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