Product Details

• Actors: John Neville, Donald Houston, John Fraser, Anthony Quayle, Barbara Windsor
• Directors: James Hill
• Writers: Arthur Conan Doyle, Derek Ford, Donald Ford
• Producers: Henry E. Lester, Herman Cohen, Michael Klinger, Sam Waynberg
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Sony Pictures
• VHS Release Date: January 18, 2000
• Run Time: 95 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302824648
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #186,963 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If this is what I think it is..., July 5, 2009

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Tom O'Bedlam (Jersey City, NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Study in Terror (DVD)

...it's a 1965 Sherlock Holmes movie starring John Neville as Holmes. I saw it once on cable and am hoping this is that movie. Interestingly, it is a Holmes vs. Jack the Ripper story, made 14 years before the better known "Murder by Decree." Trivia: actor Frank Finlay plays Inspector Lestrade in both movies, the portly Robert Morley is Mycroft Holmes, and a very young Judi Dench makes an appearance, long before she became "M."

With very little information to go on, not even an image or a firm release date as of this writing, let's hope this is the DVD release of this little known but very good Sherlock Holmes movie.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Gripper, June 10, 2000

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"laddie5" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Study in Terror [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is the best Sherlock Holmes film made between the eras of Basil Rathbone and Jeremy Brett. It was the first of two films co-produced by Conan Doyle's estate, and maybe that accounts for its seriousness and high quality. A crisp, witty script pits Holmes against Jack the Ripper (the same idea was used again in the much inferior "Murder by Decree") and parts of it are scary indeed. John Neville is a solid Holmes and Donald Houston is possibly the best Watson ever -- still not the brightest guy around, but you really believe he was an athlete and army officer. Other assets include a wonderful, eerie score and evocative photography. It's a rarity, so snap it up.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sherlock Holmes VS The Ripper... A Study in Terror!, April 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Study in Terror [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Although "A Study In Terror" is over 30 years old now, terror still lurks in this frightening film. Together with Dr Watson, Sherlock Holmes is investigating the case of Jack the Ripper, slayer of 7 prostitutes of Victorian London. And his search shows some surprising results... An excellent British feature, with some gruesome moments. In the UK it costs £10 ($17.50), but if you like the sound of it and you live in the US, buy it anyway.