An aged, retired Sherlock Holmes deals with dementia, as he tries to remember his final case, and a mysterious woman, whose memory haunts him. He also befriends a fan, the young son of his h... Read allAn aged, retired Sherlock Holmes deals with dementia, as he tries to remember his final case, and a mysterious woman, whose memory haunts him. He also befriends a fan, the young son of his housekeeper, who wants him to work again.An aged, retired Sherlock Holmes deals with dementia, as he tries to remember his final case, and a mysterious woman, whose memory haunts him. He also befriends a fan, the young son of his housekeeper, who wants him to work again.
- Awards
- 19 nominations
- Madame Schirmer
- (as Frances De La Tour)
- Director
- Writers
- Mitch Cullin
- Jeffrey Hatcher
- Arthur Conan Doyle(uncredited)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSir Ian McKellen took a course in beekeeping with The London Honey Company prior to filming. He was not stung during filming.
- GoofsHolmes (perhaps forgivably for 1947) repeats the mistaken idea that "the queen runs the colony and the workers do the work" - in fact, a queen bee is no more than an enlarged egg-making machine at the service of a worker collective, which will slaughter her should she falter, while other worker bees create a replacement queen. Also when the colony grows too large, it is the workers who make the decision to swarm, by starving the queen which both lightens up her body and forces her to take flight.
- Quotes
Sherlock Holmes: I've decided to write the story down; as it was, not as John made it. Get it right, before I die.
Roger: You're not going to die.
Sherlock Holmes: I'm 93.
Roger: I had a great-uncle who lived to be 102.
Sherlock Holmes: Well done. That seals my fate. What are the odds that you would know two men who would live that long?
Roger: Well, I didn't actually know him.
[Holmes laughs]
- ConnectionsFeatured in Projector: Minions/Mr. Holmes (2015)
This movie is all about Ian McKellen and his acting ability... and it is a masterclass. Laura Linney is fine in this very small cast, though I question whether she was right for the role. Too upright and groomed for a middle aged war widow. Not her fault, but she was meant to be the foil for the son who is bright and full of potential and she is offering to bring him to Portsmouth to follow in her footsteps.
Beautifully shot, lots of external shots and small cast show off the small budget But the acting is superb. Definitely bound to be a favourite in the boutique cinema.
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- Jun 7, 2015
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Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Ngài Holmes
- Filming locations
- Hatfield House, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, UK(exteriors: city park where Holmes talks with Ann, interiors: Diogenes Club)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $11,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $17,737,646
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,434,908
- Jul 19, 2015
- Gross worldwide
- $29,355,203
- Runtime1 hour 44 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1