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The Sign of Four

1987 · 103 min · Director: Peter Hammond ★ IMDb 7.8 · 5,168 ratings

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A young lady, Miss Mary Morstan, contact Sherlock Holmes for his help regarding her father, captain Morstan, who disappeared 10 years ago. Since his disappearance she annually receives a valuable pearl by post from an unknown person. The mystery leads Holmes and doctor Watson into an intricate plot regarding a lost treasure belonging to four convicts on the Andaman Islands.

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The Sign of Four (1987) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Curiosity 30%, Tension 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Curiosity, Tension, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Crime, Adventure. AI estimate.

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Cast

EH
Edward Hardwicke

EH
Edward Hardwicke

Dr. John Watson

JS
Jenny Seagrove

Mary Morstan

RH
Robin Hunter

RL
Ronald Lacey

Thaddeus und Bartholomew Sholto

JT
John Thaw

Jonathan Small

EJ
Emrys James

Inspector Athelney Jones

AJ
Alf Joint

McMurdo

KS
Kiran Shah

Tonga

TS
Terence Skelton

Captain Morstan

RW
Rosalie Williams

Mrs. Hudson

RH
Robin Hunter

Major Sholto

WA
William Ash

Jack Smith

IB
Ishaq Bux

Lal Chowder

DD
Derek Deadman

Williams

MS
Marjorie Sudell

Mrs Bernstone

GG
Gordon Gostelow

Sherman

LK
Lila Kaye

Mrs Mordecai Smith

CR
Courtney Roper-Knight

Wiggins

TW
Tommy Wright

Boatyard Workman

DA
Dave Atkins

Mordecai Smith

Details

Directed by
Peter Hammond
Written by
Arthur Conan Doyle, John Hawkesworth
Type
Movies
Released
1987
Runtime
103 min
Country
United Kingdom
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.8 · 5,168 ratings
Feels mostly
Curiosity
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