CinemaOSMovie · 1988 · 1h 47m · PG
Without a Clue

The flip side of Sherlock Holmes

68%(273)IMDbComedyCrime

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.

Directed byThom Eberhardt

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 47m
Language
EN
Released
May 5, 1988
Revenue
$8,539,181
Studios
Orion PicturesITC Entertainment

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Without a Clue (1988) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Without a Clue (1988) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

George Sweeney

George Sweeney

John Clay

John Tordoff

John Tordoff

Mr. Andrews

Creative team
Directed by
Thom Eberhardt
Thom Eberhardt
Written by
Gary Murphy
Larry Strawther
Produced by
Marc Stirdivant

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