Overview
In 1947, long-retired and near the end of his life, Sherlock Holmes grapples with an unreliable memory and must rely on his housekeeper's son as he revisits the still-unsolved case that led to his retirement.
Fun facts
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Box office
Grossed $29.4M worldwide, about 2.7 times its $11M budget
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Based on
Based on the novel A Slight Trick of the Mind
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Filming locations
Filmed in England
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Setting
Set in the United Kingdom, England and Japan
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Music
Music by Carter Burwell
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Tobias A. Schliessler
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Arthur Conan DoyleCharacters
- Mitch CullinNovel
- Jeffrey HatcherScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- June 19, 2015
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $11M
- Revenue
- $29.4M
- Countries
- United Kingdom, United States of America
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In the United States
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Cast
Ian McKellenSherlock Holmes
Laura LinneyMrs. Munro
Milo ParkerRoger
Hiroyuki SanadaTamiki Umezaki
Roger AllamDr. Barrie
Frances de la TourMadame Schirmer
Hattie MorahanAnn Kelmot
Phil DavisInspector Gilbert
Patrick KennedyThomas Kelmot
John SessionsMycroft Holmes
Frances BarberMatinee "Madame Schirmer"
Charles MaddoxOswald
Takako AkashiMaya Umezaki- Zak ShukorMasuo Umezaki
Michael CulkinBank Manager- David FoxxeChemist
Oliver DevotiTicket Agent- Mike BurnsideAnn's Solicitor
Nicholas RoweMatinee "Sherlock Holmes"- Sam CoulsonMatinee "Thomas Kelmot"
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