Christopher Plummer takes on the iconic deerstalker in this visually appealing and skillfully crafted version of "Sherlock Holmes." Alongside the dependable “Dr. Watson” (James Mason), he becomes involved in a perplexing inquiry concerning a string of disturbing killings in Whitechapel. The events, being referred to locally as the crimes of "Jack the Ripper," have left "Lestrade" (Frank Finlay) so perplexed that his …

Bob Clark directed Murder by Decree, which John Hopkins adapted from Elwyn Jones and John Lloyd’s novel, The Ripper File. The film stars Christopher Plummer, James Mason, David Hemmings, Susan Clark, Frank Finlay, Anthony Quayle, Donald Sutherland, Geneviève Bujold & John Gielgud. The movie places Sherlock Holmes (Plummer) and Dr. Watson (Mason) in the pursuit of Jack the Ripper within Whitechapel, London, in 1888…