The Sign of Four (2001 film)
| The Sign of Four | |
|---|---|
| Based on | The Sign of the Four by Arthur Conan Doyle |
| Screenplay by | Joe Wiesenfeld |
| Directed by | Rodney Gibbons |
| Starring | Matt Frewer Kenneth Welsh |
| Music by | Marc Ouellette |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Irene Litinsky |
| Cinematography | Eric Cayla |
| Editor | Vidal Béïque |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Release | 2001 |
| Related | |
The Sign of Four (2001) is a Canadian television film directed by Rodney Gibbons and starring Matt Frewer and Kenneth Welsh. The movie is based on Arthur Conan Doyle's second Sherlock Holmes novel published in 1890.
Production
The second of four Holmes adaptations starring Frewer as Holmes, was preceded by
Frewer's portrayal of Holmes was largely criticized once again.[1][2]
Differences from novel
Unlike the source novel, the movie features Holmes meeting with a Scotland Yard chemist named Professor Morgan who not only identifies the poison which killed Bartholomew Sholto but creates an antidote for Holmes.[3]
Tonga is portrayed not as the savage pygmy of the novel but instead as an Asian with facial markings.[3]
Cast
- Matt Frewer as Sherlock Holmes
- Dr. John H. Watson
- Johni Keyworth as Major John Sholto
- Mary Morstan
- Edward Yankie as John Small
- Marcel Jeannin as Thaddeus / Bartholomew Sholto
- Michel Perron as Inspector Jones
References
External links
- The Sign of Four at IMDb
