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Study in Terror, A (1965)
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Study in Terror, A (1965)
Author: Stephen P. Ryder
Thursday, 19 November 1998 - 08:53 pm |        | Study in Terror
Directed by: James Hill
British, 1965 |
Author: Sharleen Wright
Saturday, 30 January 1999 - 08:34 am | | | Is anything known about the storyline of this movie? The Internet Movie Database seems to have no good information about the plot, but from what I've heard it's far from being true to the actual case. If anyone has seen it, could they give me a rundown of the movie and whether it's worth watching, as it is being shown in Febuary on pay-tv here in Australia. |
Author: Christopher-Michael
Sunday, 31 January 1999 - 02:26 am | | Sharleen -
"A Study in Terror" (1966) is actually worth watching, if for nothing else than John Neville's portrayal of Sherlock Holmes (Donald Houston's Watson, on the other hand, is a cringe-inducing embarrassment). The plot itself bears no relation to the real Ripper case, and shares only a few names and places with it along the way.
The plot is very simple - a mad killer is terrorising London, and Holmes is asked to investigate. While the names of real Ripper victims such as Polly Nichols, Annie Chapman and Mary Kelly are used, the scenes of their demise bear no relation to the actual deaths, and you're better off enjoying this film as a good story than as a look at the real Jack the Ripper. I think you'll enjoy it.
And, should you happen to be a fan of Broadway musicals, the film stars Georgia Brown as a pub singer, allowing you to see what happened to her after her success in "Oliver!"
If this isn't enough information for you, I'll send you a complete rundown of the plot - but I hope this helps.
Regards,
Christopher-Michael |
Author: Bill Warren
Monday, 19 April 1999 - 08:42 pm | | Few of the movies about the Ripper are accurate; no reason they should be -- they're fiction, and have no responsibility to be accurate.
But some of them are entertaining, and this is one of them -- the first time anyone pitted Sherlock Holmes against JTR, and hardly the last. It's rather cheaper than it should be, but John Neville is a good Sherlock, and Robert Morley is the best-ever MYCROFT Holmes. I think this was also the first time Sherlock's older brother turned up in any of the movies.
There is a novelization of the film written by Ellery Queen (though I think the two cousins farmed it out to another author), which itself is quite good -- and which plays a terrific mystery game on the reader, particularly those who've seen the movie.
At the end of the book, Ellery Queen reveals that the person identified as the murderer in the movie was NOT the Ripper, and that Holmes knew this, choosing to hide the identity of the real killer. Queen, of course, has figured out who the real killer was, and in typical fashion, challenges the reader, then reveals the identity of the villain. |
Author: Bert Coules
Friday, 23 April 1999 - 09:51 pm | | Bill Warren wrote...
"There is a novelization of the film written by Ellery Queen (though I think the two cousins farmed it out to another author)..."
This is the first time I've heard that said. Is there proof, or are you deducing it from the style of the book?
Bert |
Author: Joe Roberts
Friday, 30 April 1999 - 08:30 pm | | | The producers of A Study in Terror omitted the scenes from the novel dealing with Ellery Queen and his solution to the Ripper murders and did the film as Sherlock Holmes v. Jack the Ripper. |
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