The Masks of Death
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The Masks of Death (1984) is a Sherlock Holmes film directed by Roy Ward Baker and starring Peter Cushing as the sleuth and John Mills as Doctor Watson.
| Masks of Death | |
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| Directed by | Roy Ward Baker |
| Written by | Anthony Hinds |
| Starring | Peter Cushing John Mills Gordon Jackson Anne Baxter Ray Milland Anton Diffring Susan Penhaligon |
| Release date(s) | 1984 |
| Running time | 72 minutes |
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[edit] Synopsis
Sherlock Holmes though retired says yes when Inspector MacDonald asks him to take on another case. Investigating mysterious murders where there are no visible causes for the deaths, Holmes also takes the case of Graf Udo Von Felseck who wants him to find a young and missing prince to prevent war between Germany and England. Are the cases related and is his client being truthful ?
[edit] Trivia
- This is Cushing's final portrayal of Sherlock Holmes. He previously played him in a television series and in Hammer's The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)
