- The Masks of Death
"The Masks of Death" (1984) is a
Sherlock Holmes film directed byRoy Ward Baker and starringPeter Cushing as the sleuth andJohn Mills as Doctor Watson.Infobox_Film
name = Masks of Death| director =Roy Ward Baker | writer =Anthony Hinds | starring =Peter Cushing John Mills
Gordon JacksonAnne Baxter Ray Milland Anton Diffring Susan Penhaligon | produced by =| music = Malcolm Williamson
distributor = | released = 1984| runtime = 72 minutes| budget = | amg_id = 1:31683
imdb_id = 0088108ynopsis
Sherlock Holmes though retired says yes when Inspector MacDonald asks him to take on another case. Investigating mysterious murders where there are no visible causes for the deaths, Holmes also takes the case of Graf Udo Von Felseck who wants him to find a young and missing prince to prevent war between Germany and England. Are the cases related and is his client being truthful ?
Trivia
*This is Cushing's final portrayal of Sherlock Holmes. He previously played him in a television series and in Hammer's "The Hound of the Baskervilles" (1959)
External links
*imdb title|id=0088108|title=Masks of Death
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