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Without a Clue (1988)

The flip side of Sherlock Holmes

6.71h 47mComedy • Crime
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Synopsis

Sherlock Holmes is as dashing as ever, but with a little secret: Dr. Watson is the brains behind the operation. When Reginald Kincaid, the actor he has hired to play Holmes becomes insufferable, Watson fires him and tries to go out on his own, but finds that he has done too good a job building Holmes up in the public's mind.

Movie Information

Director
Thom Eberhardt
Writers
Larry Strawther, Gary Murphy
Release Year
1988
Runtime
107 minutes
Genre
Comedy, Crime
Language
EN
Country
United Kingdom
Status
Released
Rating
6.7 / 10 (260 votes)

Top Cast

Michael Caine
Michael Caine
Sherlock Holmes
Ben Kingsley
Ben Kingsley
Dr. John Watson
Jeffrey Jones
Jeffrey Jones
Inspector Lestrade
Lysette Anthony
Lysette Anthony
Impostor Leslie Giles
Nigel Davenport
Nigel Davenport
Lord Smithwick
Peter Cook
Peter Cook
Greenhough
Gregor Fisher
Gregor Fisher
Bobby at Warehouse
Paul Freeman
Paul Freeman
Prof. James Moriarty

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Sherlock Holmes is as dashing as ever, but with a little secret: Dr. Watson is the brains behind the operation. When Reginald Kincaid, the actor he has hired to play Holmes becomes insufferable, Watson fires him and tries to go out on his own, but finds that he has done too good a job building Holmes up in the public's mind.

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