Murder by Decree (1979)
Movie: Murder by Decree (1979)
“Sherlock Holmes investigates London’s most infamous case, Jack the Ripper. As he investigates, he finds that the Ripper has friends in high places. Written by John Vogel {jlvogel@comcast.net}”
- Director: Bob Clark
- Release Date: 9 February 1979 (USA)
- Run Time: 124 min | Sweden:110 min
- Country: UK , Canada
- Genre: Crime , Drama , Horror , Mystery , Thriller
Tagline: Sherlock Holmes unveils the secrecy of Jack the Ripper – clue by clue – murder by murder.
Trivia: Frank Finlay also played Inspector Lestrade in A Study in Terror (1965), another film that pitted Sherlock Holmes against Jack the Ripper. Both films also featured Anthony Quayle in a supporting role.
Goofs: Audio/visual unsynchronized: The piper at Catherine Eddowes’s funeral is not playing any notes on the chanter and in one sequence and has both hands totally still whilst a musical sequence is played.