A Study in Terror
Seen it?1965 | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and horror fans. If you loved Sherlock: The Abominable Bride, start here.
- The mood
- Scary, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 35 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1965: an older pace and style.
When Watson reads from the newspaper there have been two similar murders near Whitechapel in a few days, Sherlock Holmes' sharp deductive is immediately stimulated to start its merciless method of elimination after observation of every apparently meaningless detail. He guesses right the victims must be street whores, and doesn't need long to work his way trough a pawn shop, an aristocratic family's stately home, a hospital and of course the potential suspects and (even unknowing) witnesses who are the cast of the gradually unraveled story of the murderer and his motive.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 28K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by James Hill
- John NevilleSherlock Holmes
- Donald HoustonDoctor Watson
- John FraserLord Carfax
- Anthony QuayleDoctor Murray
- Barbara WindsorAnnie Chapman
- Adrienne CorriAngela
- Frank FinlayInspector Lestrade
- Judi DenchSally
- Barry JonesDuke of Shires
- Robert MorleyMycroft Holmes