Without a Clue (1988)

Directed by

Thom Eberhardt

Genre

comedy film, crime film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 47m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 263 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1880s London, a genius doctor solves crimes but uses a hired actor to take credit as Sherlock Holmes to keep his medical practice. The actor is a drunk who makes mistakes while the real detective works behind the scenes.

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What happens

Without a Clue is a 1988 British comedy film directed by Thom Eberhardt and starring Michael Caine and Ben Kingsley. It is based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's characters from the Sherlock Holmes stories but, in this version, the roles are reversed: Dr. John Watson is the brilliant detective, while "Sherlock Holmes" is an actor hired to pose as the detective so that Watson can protect his reputation as a physician. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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