The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It (1977)

Directed by

Joseph McGrath

Genre

parody film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

56 min

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This British comedy parodies Sherlock Holmes and other mystery stories. The great detective's descendant investigates a series of odd crimes.

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What happens

The Strange Case of the End of Civilisation as We Know It (also known as The Strange Case of the End of Civilisations) is a 1977 comedy film directed by Joseph McGrath and starring John Cleese, Arthur Lowe, Ron Moody, Connie Booth, Joss Ackland and Denholm Elliott. It was written by Jack Hobbs, McGrath and Cleese. It is a low-budget spoof of the Sherlock Holmes detective series, as well as the mystery genre in general. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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