Sherlock is a movie directed by Graham Theakston in 2002 and based on the characters from the book A Study in Scarlet: A Famous Sherlock Holmes Story by Arthur Conan Doyle, first published in 1887. The movie features James D’Arcy, Roger Morlidge, Gabrielle Anwar, Vincent D’Onofrio, Nicholas Gecks, Peter-Hugo Daly, and others.
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Storyline
This TV movie centers on a youthful Sherlock Holmes in his twenties. The story kicks off with Sherlock in hot pursuit of the notorious Moriarty, seemingly resulting in Moriarty’s demise as he falls into a sewer after being shot by Sherlock. However, those familiar with Holmes lore understand that Moriarty is not one to be dispatched so effortlessly.
Movie vs Book
Year
2002
Minutes
100
Movie Rate
5.90
Source: IMDb
Year
1887
Pages
123
Book Rate
8.32
S: Goodreads
Book
A Study in Scarlet
Subtitle: A Famous Sherlock Holmes Story
Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
Country: UK
First published in: 1887
Length: 123 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Sherlock Holmes
Other screen adaptations of the book
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TV Series by Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat
Movie by Rachel Goldenberg
Movie by Guy Ritchie
TV Series by Robert Doherty
Movie by Etan Cohen
TV Series by Tom Bidwell
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“When a movie is being made out of a book, there is a mixed reaction on the part of fans. They are both extremely excited and also terrified.”
CASSANDRA CLARE (Writer)
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