Product Details

• Actors: Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke, Rosalie Williams, Colin Jeavons
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Mpi Home Video
• VHS Release Date: December 15, 1994
• Run Time: 50 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 630236082X
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #275,864 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good film of one of Doyle's lesser tales, May 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Sherlock Holmes: Creeping Man [VHS] (VHS Tape)

The story upon which this film is based is patently ridiculous, yet here it gets treated with respect and made into something quite creepy and fun after all.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Simple Case of a Peeping Tom or Is It...??, February 8, 2005

By 

Stephen Pletko "Uncle Stevie" (London, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
(TOP 1000 REVIEWER)   

This review is from: Sherlock Holmes: Creeping Man [VHS] (VHS Tape)

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This movie is based on the story "The Adventure of the Creeping Man" (1923) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 to 1930).

In this movie, Holmes (Jeremy Brett) is asked to solve the mystery of a Peeping Tom that appeared at night in the bedroom window of a professor's daughter (Sarah Woodward). The professor (Charles Kay) is a person who is an expert on primates (apes, monkeys, etc.)

Dr. Watson (Edward Hardwicke) sees this case as one that is not fit for Holmes but Holmes is intrigued because the window is on the second floor and there is no obvious way someone could scale the wall to reach this window. Holmes concludes that "The prowler who looked in upon [the professor's daughter] is no ordinary creature."

Two important clues to look for are the strange behavior of the normally docile family dog and the "monkey thefts" that have been occurring.

This movie's ending totally surprised me (and might even seem strange to some viewers). It reminded me of an Edgar Allen Poe story or, more accurately, of a famous short novel written by Robert Louis Stevenson.

Jeremy Brett does a good job capturing the essence of the famous gumshoe in his performance. I have to also give my nod to the strong performance of Charles Kay as the professor.

Finally, the props, costumes, cinematography, and background music for this movie are quite well done.

In conclusion, this is a different kind of Sherlock Holmes movie that I'm sure any viewer will find intriguing!!

(1991; 50 min; British drama; made for TV; full screen; color)

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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A horror and science- fiction novel!, March 16, 2002

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Sherlock Holmes: Creeping Man [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This Jermey Brett Sherlock Holmes story is a little stupid! The ending is kind of interesting but this is a creepy film. An ape appears on a woman's window and she goes to Sherlock Holmes to find out what's going on. This is definately a science- fiction film!