Murder by Decree

Sherlock Holmes investigates a series of prostitute murders in Londons Whitechapel district, uncovering a connection to a mentally institutionalized woman, a web of conspiracy involving high-ranking police officials, politicians, and Freemasons, and a radical political movement targeting the British government, as he tries to catch the killer. Murder by Decree is a 1979 English-language Mystery Thriller film featuring Christopher Plummer, James Mason, David Hemmings, Susan Clark, Anthony Quayle, John Gielgud and Jim Mcmanus. The movie is based on The Ripper File John Lloyd Elwyn Jones Sherlock Holmes characters by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Murder by Decree was Produced by Bob Clark and Ren Dupont. Murder by Decree is written by John Hopkins and directed by Bob Clark. AVCO Embassy Pictures acquired the distribution rights for the movie. Murder by Decree was released on 1st February 1979 and takes a screen time of 124 minutes. Murder by Decree was made on a budget of $5 million and at the box office it grossed only $0 million. Cinematography was done by Reginald H. Morris. The music was composed by Paul Zaza along with Carl Zittrer.