Hands of a Murderer

*Hands of a Murderer*
Hands of a Murderer
Genre	Mystery
Written by	Charles Edward Pogue
Directed by	Stuart Orme
Starring	Edward Woodward; John Hillerman; Anthony Andrews; Kim Thomson
Music by	Colin Towns
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	William F. Storke
Producers	Robert E. Fuisz; Norman Foster; Charles Edward Pogue
Cinematography	Ken Westbury
Editor	Keith Palmer
Running time	90 minutes
Production company	Green Pond Productions
Release
Original network	CBS
Picture format	Color
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	16 May 1990;

Hands of a Murderer is a 1990 British made-for-television mystery film directed by Stuart Orme, starring Edward Woodward as Sherlock Holmes and John Hillerman as Dr. John H. Watson.

Production[]

Filmed in England in association with Yorkshire Television,^[1] the film premiered on CBS on 16 May 1990.^[1]

The screenplay was written by Charles Edward Pogue who had penned the earlier Ian Richardson Sherlock Holmes films, The Sign of Four and The Hound of the Baskervilles and was initially intended to be a part of that series of films.^[2]

Cast[]

Reception[]

Reviews for the film were decidedly mixed. People gave the film a B review in its "picks and pans" column.^[3] Matthew E. Bunson in his Encyclopedia Sherlockiana opined "this is a surprisingly disappointing production despite the best efforts of all concerned and lavish attention to detail."^[4] Alan Barnes in Sherlock Holmes on Screen wrote that the film "is no more than a number of high-concept set-pieces linked by the flimsiest of stories."^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c Barnes, Alan (2011). Sherlock Holmes on Screen. Titan Books. pp. 72–74. ISBN 9780857687760.
^ Barnes, Alan (2011). Sherlock Holmes on Screen. Titan Books. pp. 258–259. ISBN 9780857687760.
^ "Picks and Pans Review: Hands of a Murderer". People. 21 May 1990.
^ Bunson, Matthew (1997). Encyclopedia Sherlockiana. Macmillan. p. 100. ISBN 0028616790.

External links[]

Hands of a Murderer at IMDb

[screen-1] Barnes, Alan (2011). Sherlock Holmes on Screen. Titan Books. pp. 72–74. ISBN 9780857687760.

[2] Barnes, Alan (2011). Sherlock Holmes on Screen. Titan Books. pp. 258–259. ISBN 9780857687760.

[3] "Picks and Pans Review: Hands of a Murderer". People. 21 May 1990.

[4] Bunson, Matthew (1997). Encyclopedia Sherlockiana. Macmillan. p. 100. ISBN 0028616790.

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