Product Details

• Actors: Jeremy Brett, David Burke, Rosalie Williams, Eric Porter
• Producers: John Hawkesworth
• Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Mpi Home Video
• DVD Release Date: May 28, 2002
• Run Time: 150 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000060MV1
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #141,731 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Vol. 5 (The Resident Patient / The Red-Headed League / The Final Problem)" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES VOL. 5 - DVD Movie

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Superb performance, faithful adaptations, February 15, 2002

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R. Riis "rriis" (NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Vol. 5 (The Resident Patient / The Red-Headed League / The Final Problem) (DVD)

Once again a pair of brilliant performances by Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes are slapped onto DVD with a few stingy extras. At least this time there are three episodes on the DVD, whereas Volumes 2,3,4 had two each. Save your money, though - the five-DVD box set to be released in May 2002 comes at a better per-disc price.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The grand finale, June 4, 2002

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Gwen Kramer "gwenhwyvar" (Sunny and not-so-sunny California) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Vol. 5 (The Resident Patient / The Red-Headed League / The Final Problem) (DVD)

This DVD contains the last three episodes of the Adventures of Sherlock Holes series. As usual, the acting is wonderful and the setting is full of period flavor. Jeremy Brett in particular has really outdone himself in his portrayel of Holmes.

Of course, even the weakest episodes in the series are still a pleasure but the three on this DVD are surely some of the best.

The Resident Patient: Holmes is called on to investigate when the only crime seems to be a minor intrusion. However, things change when there is an apparent suicide. This episode delves into definate Poe territory with its opening nightmare sequence. The banter between Holmes and Watson is very good.

The Red-Headed League: I freely admit that this story was one of my least favorites since I was forced to read it three times in school. However, the adaptation is very good and I was forced to rethink my dislike. Holmes is once again called to investigate what seems to be a non-crime. A mysterious League of Red-headed men forms and vanishes inexplicibly. The episode also features our first glimpse of Holmes's arch-foe, Moriarty. Not according to the book but an understandable addition.

The Final Problem: Any Holmes fan knows what this story entails. To those who have never read the books, I shall say that the series closes with a real bang. Mariarty tires of Holmes's interference in his criminal affairs and goes on the offensive.

The show ends on a literal cliff-hanger and as I write, there is yet no word on when the Return of Sherlock Holmes will be released on DVD. I do hope it is soon since I am ready for more!

There is a complete DVD set of the entire series available. However, if you, like me, have been collecting the DVDs as they come you will find this disc a worthy completion of your Adventures set.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Two of the Best, July 1, 2008

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Lefty Louie (SoCal) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Vol. 5 (The Resident Patient / The Red-Headed League / The Final Problem) (DVD)

Two of the very best episodes of this series.
I read the Sherlock Holmes canon for the first time only last month. Where was he all my life! I was so taken in by the stories' cleverness and style that I just had to have the Granada TV series. There is no one else like the young Brett as Holmes and it is unlikely that anyone will try to do the entire series again.
The later episodes in the series run from good to hideous, but it's not really Brett's fault. When he had control over Holmes, the results were ideal. But the later films show him a mere caricature of the real Holmes. At least Hardwicke remained constant as Watson.
Regarding these two shows, I don't know why Moriarty was dragged into the Red Headed League. It really isn't necessary, and it implies that Doyle's story is somehow inadequate as written. I find this to be my favorite of the Holmes stories, and the casting in the TV version couldn't have been better. The only other nick I have with it is that when Holmes knocks on Wilson's door and the fellow who has been digging in the basement comes out, his knees are very obviously wet, but there is no evidence that he was on his knees in dirt. I found this rather odd, but it is a minor issue.
As for The Final Problem, I was spellbound all the way through. I felt that I knew Holmes and Watson well by now, and they were old friends. When Holmes and Moriarty fight it out at the end, we all know what will happen. And when they finally went over the edge, I was in awe. The way this was done on the limited TV budget was marvelous. I've never seen a scene of this type that was so effective.
Then, as they continued to fall, I kept waiting for the freeze frame, showing them dangling in space - as well as in the viewer's imagination - for all time. What an excellent memory that would have been! I believe it would have gone down as one of my favorite TV scenes (of which I have few).
But when they contiued to drop and drop, well past the cut off time, I started to get worried, and finally I was appalled when they both - as represented by two obvious dummies - hit bottom and bounced off the big rock.
I just sat there cold, wondering how the HELL they could ruin a perfect scene like that. We all know what really happened to Holmes. Why did they show this? If they would have left it dangling, it would have made a perfect segue into The Empty House. I can't imagine why they chose to run to this. I know that in the book it is so, but things changed with Doyle after he finished this story, and if he had been thinking of more Sherlock in the future, I think he might have left them both dangling too.
But this is a mere quibble. That's the way the story is, and that's the way they chose to film it. It is still one of the best of the series. How sad that Brett didn't get to finish all of the stories his way (I understand that this was his intention).