They Might Be Giants
United States
1971
98 Min
Color
1.85:1
English
Synopsis
Retired judge Justin Playfair (George C. Scott) has a most peculiar eccentricity: He believes he’s Sherlock Holmes. Betrayed by his scheming brother and placed under the care of psychiatrist Dr. Mildred Watson (Joanne Woodward), “Holmes” searches Manhattan for his elusive nemesis, Moriarty. Life mirrors fiction as the pair are drawn into a world of danger and intrigue — and an unlikely love.
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Anthony Harvey
Anthony Harvey (born 3 June 1931) is a British filmmaker who started his career in the 1950s as a film editor, and moved into directing in the mid 1960s. Harvey has fifteen film credits as an editor, and he has directed thirteen films. The second film that Harvey directed, The Lion in Winter (1968), earned him a Directors Guild of America Award and a nomination for the Academy Award for Directing. —Wikipedia
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Walt Panorama
3Dec11
Superb movie about a delusional paranoid who thinks he is Sherlock Holmes. Or is he? Released in 1971 and way ahead of its time. Excellent quotable script, great use of New York City locations and cast of oddballs just the right side of crazy - apart from the core players look out for Munster Al Lewis and Golden Girl Rue McClanahan.
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