Sherlock Holmes in New York

Director: Boris Sagal Boris Sagal

Overview

Sherlock Holmes in New York is a topnotch TV movie starring Roger Moore (surprisingly effective as Holmes) and Patrick MacNee (an intelligent, compassionate Watson). The Great Detective travels to the Big Apple of the 1890s to thwart arch-villain Moriarty, who plans to devalue the world's gold supply. Holmes is also reunited with his lost love Irene Adler (Charlotte Rampling), whose honesty--or lack of it--is just as much in doubt as it had been in Doyle's Scandal in Bohemia. The film combines the razor-sharp deductions of Holmes with the deeper, darker aspects of his character. Sherlock Holmes in New York underwent numerous script and concept changes while the producers awaited the availability of Roger Moore, who in the mid-1970s was being kept busy as James Bond.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/12/2014
UPC:	0024543969976
Original Release:	1976
Rating:	NR
Source:	ALLIED VAUGHN
Presentation:	[Full Frame]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono]
Language:	English
Time:	1:40:00
Sales rank:	26,735

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Roger Moore	Sherlock Holmes
John Huston	Professor Moriarty
Charlotte Rampling	Irene Adler
Patrick Macnee	Dr. Watson
Leon Ames	Actor
Jackie Coogan	Actor
John Abbott	Actor
Signe Hasso	Fraulein
David Huddleston	Inspector Lafferty
Gig Young	Mortimer McGrew
Marjorie Bennett	Actor,Composer

Technical Credits

Alvin Sapinsley

Boris Sagal	Director
Nancy Malone	Producer
Alvin Sapinsley	Screenwriter
John Cutts	Producer

Editorial Reviews

Fans of the world's most famous detective will have varying reactions to Sherlock Holmes in New York. Indeed, any film that introduces new actors to the Holmes canon has to deal with its viewers' sometimes-rabid preconceived ideas about how the leading characters are to be played. In New York, many will find Roger Moore a bit too young and perhaps a bit too wan as the clever mastermind of deduction; however, most will probably find his take on Holmes a bit refreshing, if not groundbreaking. Moore is not a Holmes for the ages, but he brings a certain roguish charm to the character that is interesting. Patrick Macnee manages the difficult task of making Watson both intelligent and a bumbler, and does so with a nice tongue planted a bit in cheek. And John Huston has a delightful time hamming things up as Moriarty. For some Holmes devotees, the cast may be fine but the screenplay may pose some problems: the gold exchange solution is too easy, Moriarty is not credibly delineated as a criminal genius, and the relationship between Holmes and Irene Adler may be a bit too out of character. But for those willing to go along with the filmmakers, New York is an enjoyable little mystery with a look into a different side of Holmes that is not unrewarding.