Directed by:
Barry LevinsonScreenplay:
Chris ColumbusCinematography:
Stephen GoldblattComposer:
Bruce BroughtonCast:
Nicholas Rowe, Alan Cox, Sophie Ward, Anthony Higgins, Susan Fleetwood, Freddie Jones, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Brian Oulton, Walter Sparrow, Nadim Sawalha (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
This fantasy mystery presents an unusual youth-oriented angle on the Sherlock Holmes legend, depicting the meeting of Holmes and Watson (not yet a Doctor) during boarding school. The two become fast friends and soon find themselves investigating a series of mysterious murders connected to a dangerous religious cult. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Nicholas Rowe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/382/160382076_31d591.jpg)
Nicholas Rowe
UK
Best movies:
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
Sharpe's Enemy (1994) (TV movie)
Shackleton (2002) (TV movie)
Alan Cox
UK
Best movies:
John Adams (2008) (series)
Jane Eyre (1983) (series)
Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
![Sophie Ward](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268918_b19be3.jpg)
Sophie Ward
UK
Best movies:
Jane Eyre (2011)
Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
Young Toscanini (1988)
![Anthony Higgins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/844/161844842_69bda9.jpg)
Anthony Higgins
UK
Best movies:
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
The Draughtsman's Contract (1982)
![Susan Fleetwood](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/036/677/36677395_3653d8.jpg)
Susan Fleetwood
UK
Best movies:
The Sacrifice (1986)
Clash of the Titans (1981)
Cadfael (1994) (series)
![Freddie Jones](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/117/159/117159952_fa26cf.jpg)
Freddie Jones
UK
Best movies:
L'Homme éléphant (1980)
And the Ship Sails On (1983)
The Last Butterfly (1990)
![Roger Ashton-Griffiths](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/549/161549253_2932e7.png)
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
UK
Best movies:
Cadfael (1994) (series)
Brazil (1985)
Shadowlands (1993)
![Brian Oulton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/762/159762363_c38db6.jpg)
Brian Oulton
UK
Best movies:
Gandhi (1982)
The Million Pound Note (1954)
The Man Who Never Was (1956)
![Walter Sparrow](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/280/159280185_ef421f.jpg)
Walter Sparrow
UK
Best movies:
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Shadowlands (1993)
I Hired a Contract Killer (1990)
![Nadim Sawalha](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/906/157906656_80718a.jpg)
Nadim Sawalha
Jordan
Best movies:
The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
Captain Abu Raed (2007)
La Bible : Joseph (1995) (TV movie)
![Michael Hordern](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/527/161527020_25ef13.jpg)
Michael Hordern
UK
Best movies:
Gandhi (1982)
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Shogun (1980) (series)
![Lockwood West](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/468/159468498_e30bbb.jpg)
Lockwood West
UK
Best movies:
The Last Place on Earth (1985) (series)
Jane Eyre (1983) (series)
The Dresser (1983)
Willoughby Goddard
UK
Best movies:
Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
The Last Days of Pompeii (1984) (series)
Jabberwocky (1977)
![Nancy Nevinson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/363/161363721_aa8708.jpg)
Nancy Nevinson
India
Best movies:
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
War and Remembrance (1988) (series)
![Nigel Stock](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/382/161382440_6ab49c.jpg)
Nigel Stock
Malta
Best movies:
The Great Escape (1963)
The Password is Courage (1962)
The Lion in Winter (1968)
![Roger Brierley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/462/161462145_02abc6.jpg)
Roger Brierley
UK
Best movies:
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
Fred Wood
UK
Best movies:
La Guerre des étoiles (1977)
L'Homme éléphant (1980)
Gandhi (1982)
John Scott Martin
UK
Best movies:
Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
![Patrick Newell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/530/161530468_6c3b3f.jpg)
Patrick Newell
UK
Best movies:
Becket (1964)
Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
The Incredible Sarah (1976)
![Donald Eccles](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/561/161561002_b9a4d1.jpg)
Donald Eccles
UK
Best movies:
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959)
The Dresser (1983)
Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)