Sign of Four (1983)

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John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis
...among the best, smartest, most detailed, and most entertaining Holmes adventures ever made.
John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis
Sherlock Holmes fans will be immensely rewarded.

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This TV film version of the classic Conan Doyle story is, like The Hound of the Baskervilles of the same series, a worthy telling of the tale but suffering from the dire miscasting of Ian Richardson as Sherlock Holmes. Richardson, whilst performing to all of his great ability, is… More
This TV film version of the classic Conan Doyle story is, like The Hound of the Baskervilles of the same series, a worthy telling of the tale but suffering from the dire miscasting of Ian Richardson as Sherlock Holmes. Richardson, whilst performing to all of his great ability, is physically unconvincing as the super-sleuth.