Directed by:
Barry LevinsonScreenplay:
Chris ColumbusCinematography:
Stephen GoldblattComposer:
Bruce BroughtonCast:
Nicholas Rowe, Alan Cox, Sophie Ward, Anthony Higgins, Susan Fleetwood, Freddie Jones, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Brian Oulton, Walter Sparrow, Nadim Sawalha (more)VOD (1)
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This fantasy mystery presents an unusual youth-oriented angle on the Sherlock Holmes legend, depicting the meeting of Holmes and Watson (not yet a Doctor) during boarding school. The two become fast friends and soon find themselves investigating a series of mysterious murders connected to a dangerous religious cult. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
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