Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) Movie poster and book cover compared.

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Guy Ritchie, 2011

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A Study in Scarlet
Arthur Conan Doyle, 1887

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows is a movie directed by Guy Ritchie in 2011 and based on the characters from the book A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle, first published in 1887. The movie features Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Noomi Rapace, Jared Harris, Paul Anderson, Stephen Fry, and others.

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But the book is worth reading.

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RATING

7.5

/ 10

Movie Poster: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (Guy Ritchie, 2011)

8.3

/ 10

Book Cover: A Study in Scarlet (Arthur Conan Doyle, 1887)

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AUDIOBOOK

Audiobook cover of A Study in Scarlet, the 1887 book by Arthur Conan Doyle.

A Study in Scarlet

Read by: David Clarke

Storyline

In 1891, Irene Adler delivers a package to Dr. Hoffmanstahl, payment for a letter he was to deliver. Adler meets with Professor Moriarty to explain the events, but Moriarty, deeming her position compromised by her love for Holmes, seemingly poisons and kills her.

Movie vs Book

Poster of Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, the 2011 movie by Guy Ritchie

Year

2011

Minutes

129

Movie Rate

7.50

Source: IMDb

Movie

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Country: USA

Year: 2011

Length: 2h9m

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Cover of A Study in Scarlet, the 1887 book by Arthur Conan Doyle

Year

1887

Pages

123

Book Rate

8.32

S: Goodreads

Book

A Study in Scarlet

Subtitle: A Famous Sherlock Holmes Story

Country: UK

First published in: 1887

Length: 123 pages

Genre: Fiction

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Poster of Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, the 2011 movie by Guy Ritchie

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Cover of A Study in Scarlet, the 1887 book by Arthur Conan Doyle

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