The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975) @ EOFFTV


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	The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975) Country of Origin: USA/UK Year of Production: 1975 Running Times: 91 mins Format: colour Ratio: Sound: CREDITS PRODUCTION Production Companies: Twentieth Century Fox/Joeur Films Producer: Richard A. Roth Associate Producer: Charles Orme SCRIPT Script: Gene Wilder DIRECTION Director: Gene Wilder PHOTOGRAPHY Director of Photography: Gerry Fisher Camera Operator: Bernard Ford Chief Electrician: Ray Potter Gaffer: Laurie Shane Stills: John Jay Colour: DeLuxe EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION Editor: Jim Clark MUSIC Music: John Morris Orchestrations: John Morris, Jonathan Tunick COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP Chief Make Up: Stuart Freeborn Costume Designer: Ruth Myers DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION Production Designer: Terence Marsh Art Director: Alan Tomkins MISCELLANEOUS Continuity: Georgiana Hamilton Choreography: Alan Johnson STUNTS Fight Arranger and Advisor: William Hobbs CAST Gene Wilder (Sigerson Holmes) Madeline Kahn (Jenny Hill) Marty Feldman (Orville Sacker) Dom DeLuise (Eduardo Gambetti) Leo McKern (Moriarty) Roy Kinnear (Moriarty's assistant) John Le Mesurier (Lord Redcliff) Douglas Wilmer (Sherlock Holmes) Thorley Walters (Dr Watson) George Silver (Bruner) Nicholas Smith (Hunkston) John Hollis (Moriarty's gunman) Aubrey Morris (coach driver) Tommy Godfrey (Fred) Susan Field (Queen Victoria) Joseph Behrmannis (Russian) Wolfe Morris (Frenchman) Julian Orchard (man in tails) Kenneth Benda (butler) Michael Crane (Renato) Tony Sympson (opera conductor) Albert Finney (uncredited) Mel Brooks (voice of assassin - uncredited) PLOT SUMMARY While Sherlock Holmes gets all the glory and public adulation, his smarter brother Sigi is becoming increasing frustrated at his lack of recognition and at having to live in the shadow of his more famous brother. When Sherlock goes abroad, Sigi gets his big break - Sherlock assigns him to a case and it's now up to Sigi to prove himself once and for all. AVAILABILITY UK Video Distributor: CBS-Fox USA Theatrical Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Video Distributor: Magnetic Video CENSORSHIP HISTORY Finland Rating: K-12 Sweden Rating: 15 USA Rating: PG UK Rating: PG TIMELINE 1976 March 1: Sweden - theatrical release August 13: Finland - theatrical release ALTERNATIVE TITLES Il fratello più furbo di Sherlock Holmes - Italian title Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother - advertising title REFERENCES BOOKS Elliott's Guide to Home Entertainment (4th Edition) p.5 credits, review Sherlock Holmes on Screen: The Complete Film and TV History by Alan Barnes pp.11-13 (Richmond: Reynolds & Hearn Ltd (2002) ISBN: 1903111781) illustrated credits, review KEYWORDS sherlock holmes; loch ness monster