Sherlock Holmes in New York

Sherlock Holmes in New York is an American television movie from 1976. Directed by Boris Sagal, the film starred Roger Moore, Patrick Macnee and John Huston. The film is not based on a short story or a novel by the writer Arthur Conan Doyle.

Action

Sherlock Holmes noted that Professor Moriarty 's up to something, but he can not get behind it. The opportunity to eliminate his nemesis one and for all, it does not use because he fears the revenge of the organization of the professor. But Holmes does not give up and tried with his faithful assistant Watson, uncover the planned crime. The trail leads to New York, where Holmes and Watson must find that the son of Irene Adler, a famous actress, was probably kidnapped by Moriarty. Shortly thereafter, Moriarty used the boy as a means to end Holmes investigation. Holmes is contacted by the NYPD regarding the recent theft at the New York bank, in which the entire vault content in the form of gold bullion has disappeared with a total weight of several tons overnight. In order to protect the child, Holmes rejected the case on, but he and Dr. Watson manages to later track down the boy and save him, and thus can stop the blackmail by Moriarty.

Holmes finds when he used the lift to the vault out how Moriarty has stolen the gold bars because they were not carry away so quickly through the narrow passage. The lift stops after 42 instead of 45 seconds, that Holmes had calculated for the distance to be traveled. Moriarty had built an identical duplicate empty right above the vault and let the elevator there, stop by, he had blocked with wooden boards the elevator shaft. While all were amazed amazed at how the Moriarty bullion apparently had been able to steal, he stole the gold bars from the right security cameras underneath.

The case is solved. As Holmes and Adler say goodbye to each other, says Adler, that her son has a good mind and a penchant for solving puzzles, and indicated so that Holmes could be his father. However, they split up.

Criticism

" Prominent, but unhappy occupied, mostly boring converted detective story, which at best offers undemanding entertainment. "

  • Roger Moore for his role in this film ( likewise in the criticism: Charlton Heston, Stewart Granger, Christopher Lee, Michael Caine ) from Shadow Locked as one of the ten worst Sherlock Holmes Starring viewed and criticized as follows: " Both his frivolous personality and his eyebrows seem out of place in the role of Holmes. He should control his third face before he puts the famous Sherlock Homes hat. " ( " Both his tongue - in-cheek persona and eyebrows look out of place as Holmes! Hey needed to have fully mastered his third facial expression before donning the famous deerstalker. " )

Awards

  • Nomination " Best Screenplay for a TV movie or miniseries" ( Alvin Sapinsley )
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