The Masks of Death

From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
The Masks of Death (1984)

The Masks of Death is a British TV movie produced by Tyburn Film Productions Ltd first released on 23 december 1984, starring Peter Cushing as Sherlock Holmes and John Mills as Dr. Watson. 72 min.

Sherlock Holmes has retired. But when MacDonald asks him to take on another case, he says yes. There has been some mysterious murders, and there are no visible causes for the deaths. At the same time Holmes gets this case, Graf Udo Von Felseck gives him another case: find a young and missing prince to prevent war between Germany and England. But Von Felseck is not as honest as he seems.

Other titles:

  • Sherlock Holmes y la máscara de la muerte (Spain)
  • Les Masques de la mort (France)
  • La maschera della morte (Italy)
  • Maska smierci (Poland)
  • Sherlock Holmes and the Masks of Death (USA)



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Cast


Crew

  • Director : Roy Ward Baker
  • Screenplay : John Elder, N. J. Crisp
  • Producer : Norman Priggen
  • Executive Producer : Kevin Francis
  • Original Music : Malcolm Williamson
  • Cinematography : Brendan J. Stafford
  • Film Editing : Christopher Barnes
  • Art Director : Geoffrey Tozer
  • Costume Design : Anthony Mendleson
  • Makeup Artist : Roy Ashton, Ernest Gasser
  • Hair Stylist : Mark Nelson, Mary Sturgess
  • Production Manager : Clifton Brandon
  • Assistant Director : Brian Lawrence
  • Property Master : Peter Bryant
  • Production Buyer : Leslie Fulford
  • Set Dresser : Robyn Hamilton-Doney
  • Property Master : Mick Hunter
  • Sound Maintenance : Jonathan Andrews
  • Sound Editor : Roy Baker
  • Sound Recordist : Danny Daniel
  • Sound Re-Recording Mixer : Otto Snel
  • Assistant Sound Editor : Karen Wilson
  • Special Photographer : Charles Staffell
  • Stunts : Alan Gold, Jazzer Jeyes, George Leech
  • Grip : Peter Hopkins
  • Still Photographer : David Morse
  • Camera Operator : Ray Sturgess
  • Gaffer : Jim Walsh
  • Wardrobe : Maxine Brown, Jean Fairlie
  • Assistant Picture Editor : John Beaton
  • Music Conductor : Philip Martell
  • Production Controller : Jeffrey Broom
  • Story & Research Editor : Gillian Garrow
  • Script Supervisor : Maggie Jones
  • Assistants : Colin Matthews, Jane Randall
  • Technical Supervisor : Annie Wallbank
  • Production Assistant : Maureen White