Young Sherlock Holmes
“Before a lifetime of adventure, they lived the adventure of a lifetime.”
1985 · 1 h 49 min
Barry LevinsonCast
Nicholas Rowe 
Alan Cox 
Sophie Ward 
Anthony Higgins 
Susan Fleetwood 
Freddie Jones
Credits
Written by: 
Arthur Conan Doyle
Plot
Holmes and Watson meet as boys at an English boarding school and uncover a plot to murder a series of victims.
Sinekatalog’s take
Barry Levinson's adventure is charming and entertaining, with early groundbreaking CGI by Industrial Light & Magic.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.8 / 10 (25,631 votes)
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