The Sign of Four (1983 film)

The Sign of Four
Genre
  • Crime
  • mystery
Based onThe Sign of the Four by Arthur Conan Doyle
Screenplay byCharles Edward Pogue
Directed byDesmond Davis
StarringIan Richardson
David Healy
Thorley Walters
Cherie Lunghi
Music byHarry Rabinowitz
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerSy Weintraub
ProducerOtto Plaschkes
CinematographyDennis C. Lewiston
EditorTimothy Gee
Running time103 minutes
Production companyMapleton Films
Original release
NetworkHBO
Release7 December 1983 (1983-12-07)
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The Sign of Four (a.k.a. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Sign of Four[1]) is a 1983 British made-for-television mystery film directed by Desmond Davis and starring Ian Richardson and David Healy. The film is based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's 1890 novel of the same name, the second novel to feature Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson.

  1. ^ Barnes, Alan (2011). Sherlock Holmes on Screen. Titan Books. pp. 259–261. ISBN 9780857687760.