Une aventure de Sherlock Holmes
Une aventure de Sherlock Holmes is a French TV movie aired on 25 december 1967 on ORTF channel with Jacques François as Sherlock Holmes and Jacques Alric as Dr. Watson. 90 minutes. Adapted from the William Gillette play Pierre Decourcelle's version).
Jacques François played a very mannered Holmes, almost effiminate and in love with the young Alice Brent. The love scenes between the detective and Alice are unintentionally comical. The story is a mix of A Scandal in Bohemia and The Adventure of the Empty House. Note that the detective lives at 123B Baker Street!
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Sherlock Holmes
(Jacques François) -
Dr. Watson
(Jacques Alric) -
Billy
(Michael Schock) -
Benjamin
(Lucien Hubert) -
Bribb
(Claude Confortès) -
James Orlebar
(Jacques Castelot) -
Madge Orlebar
(Nathalie Nerval) -
Alice Brent
(Edith Scob) -
Bassick
(Armand Meffre) -
Professor Moriarty
(Grégoire Aslan) -
Fletcher, Bassick, Fitton & Jarvis
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Baron D'Altenheim & Comte Sthalberg
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The spectacular outfit of Sherlock Holmes
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Holmes disguised as a woman
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Moriarty and his air-gun
Cast
- Sherlock Holmes : Jacques François
- Dr. John Watson : Jacques Alric
- Professor Moriarty : Grégoire Aslan
- Billy : Michael Schock
- Benjamin : Lucien Hubert
- James Murray-Orlebar : Jacques Castelot
- Madge Orlebar : Nathalie Nerval
- Bribb : Claude Confortès
- Alice Brent : Edith Scob
- Bassick : Armand Meffre
- Flechter : Claude Richard
- Baron D'Altenheim : Marie-Pierre de Gérando
- Count Sthalberg : Marcel Charvey
- Jarvis : Patrick Dupont-Deshais
- Fitton : Yves Carlevaris
- John : Etienne Dechartre
- Director : Jean-Paul Carrère
- Screenplay : Pierre Decourcelle
- Cinematography : Marc Fossard
