Product Details

• Actors: Charlton Heston, Richard Johnson, Susannah Harker, Edward Fox, John Castle
• Directors: Fraser Clarke Heston
• Writers: Fraser Clarke Heston, Arthur Conan Doyle, Paul Giovanni
• Producers: Fraser Clarke Heston, Lynne Stuart, Peter Snell, Richard Horner
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Turner Home Ent
• VHS Release Date: November 11, 1998
• Run Time: 103 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 630228757X
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #264,959 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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35 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful rendition of Sir Arthur's "Sign of the Four", September 5, 2000

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Willaim A. Mileo (Hamilton Square, New Jersey USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Crucifer of Blood [VHS] (VHS Tape)

As an avid reader of the stories of Sherlock Holmes written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, this movie exceeded my expectations. The screenplay, although somewhat modified from the original novel, was a fine adaptation to the TV film medium. The characters were both real and well acted by this international cast. I especially enjoyed the portrayals of Shelock Holmes and Dr. John Watson by Actors Heston and Johnson respectively. This movie is a must see for all fans of Sherlock Holmes.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars a great sherlock, October 12, 2009

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Mrs. Kathleen A. Pond - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Crucifer of Blood [VHS] (VHS Tape)

It took us a long time to get this film region free so we were very happy with this company and the fact that most of there films are region free. Charlton Heston makes a fine Sherlock Homes,although the normal americanisations of sherlock stand out in abundance, for instance the deerstalker hat, the mearsham pipe. If only they had stuck to the story and had not gone of in a different direction this film would have rated 5 stars instead of 3,but did we enjoy it? you bet we did.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Its Always Nice to See Charlton Heston, May 2, 2010

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Gary P. Cohen (Staten Island, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Crucifer of Blood (DVD)

Being a Sherlock Holmes fan, I saw "The Crucifer of Blood" when it opened on Broadway during the 1980s. I remember thinking that it was enjoyable although nothing great. I later read that Charlton Heston was starring in the play in Los Angeles and thought how much I would have liked to see him play Holmes. Well I got my chance when this made-for-tv version was produced for TNT. This film was produced, written and directed by Heston's son Fraser. I remember thinking it was okay when I originally saw it on tv and my opinion hasn't changed after seeing it on dvd last night.
The plot is basically a rerun of Conan Doyle's "The Sign of the Four." Even though it was filmed in London and has some decent sets and large amounts of fog rolled in, this is obviously not a big budget production. Heston is basically miscast as Holmes. However he was such a fine actor and a great American that I really didn't mind. Richard Johnson is terrible as Watson, back to portraying the good doctor as a pathetic buffoon, falling madly in love with and making goo-goo eyes at a young woman half his age, after knowing her for about an hour. (It was so wonderful not to see Watson portrayed as a fool in the Grenada Sherlock Holmes films with Jeremy Brett, the greatest Sherlock Holmes ever.) The actor who portrays Inspector Lestrade portrays him as a low-grade moron. (Holmes even refers to him as "comic relief.")Edward Fox and John Fraser overact outrageously as the two main victims of the curse. The one true bright spot is an actress named Susannah Harker as the femme-fatale of the plot (and Watson's budding love interest.) She is very good (and looks quite fetching at the conclusion.) I'm not sure if I have seen her in anything other than this.
As stated, this is a fairly enjoyable way to spend an hour and forty minutes, nothing more and nothing less. And while Heston was probably the most miscast Sherlock Holmes since Roger Moore in "Sherlock Holmes in New York," it still was a pleasure to see this great actor again. He is missed.