Sherlock: The Great Game

United Kingdom

2010

90 Min

Color

1.78:1

English

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EXEC Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss, Beryl Vertue, Bethan Jones, Rebecca Eaton

PROD Sue Vertue, Kathy Nettleship

SCR Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat, Arthur Conan Doyle

CAST Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Rupert Graves, Una Stubbs, Louise Brealey, Vinette Robinson, Zoe Telford, John Sessions, Haydn Gwynne, Andrew Scott, Peter Davison, Mark Gatiss, David Ryall

MUSIC David Arnold, Michael Price

A strange clue in an empty room, a blood-soaked car, a priceless Old Master, a deranged bomber. With the clock ticking, the curtain rises on a battle of wits between Sherlock, John and the shadowy stranger who seems to know all the answers… —British Broadcasting Corporation

Director

Paul McGuigan

A native of Scotland, Paul McGuigan was a successful photographer in Glasgow before branching out into television commercials and documentary films, including Football, Faith and Flutes, about religion and soccer in Glasgow; and Playing Nintendo With God, about children with AIDS. In 1998 he won the Best Newcomer Award from the Royal Television Society for his short film, The Granton Star Cause. He expanded this into a trilogy based on stories by Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh and released it as his first feature length film, The Acid House (1998). The movie won the FIPRESCI Prize at the Stockholm Film Festival, the AMC Audience Award and the Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Silver at Fantasporto and was named Best Film at the New York Underground Film Festival.

McGuigan next directed the controversial Gangster No. 1 (2000) starring Malcolm McDowell and Paul Bettany—which both dazzled and disturbed audiences with its darkly violent tale of a criminal in London. McGuigan’s… read more

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Satori Setiawan

25May12

Brilliant, Twisting, Damn my brain Cumberbatched' >,<

Zachary George Najarian-Najafi

30Mar12

Bloody brilliant. The best villains are the ones that create a presence by barely being present, but when they are, watch out! I am of course referring to Andrew Scott's brilliant performance as Moriarty. But the rest of the episode was wonderful as well!