''The Sign of Four'' (2001) is a Canadian television film directed by Rodney Gibbons and starring Matt Frewer and Kenneth Welsh. The movie is based on

Arthur Conan Doyle Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a British writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for ''A Study in Scarlet'', the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Ho ...

's second Sherlock Holmes novel published in 1890.

Production

The second of four Holmes adaptations starring Frewer as Holmes, was preceded by '' The Hound of the Baskervilles'' in 2000, and then followed by '' The Royal Scandal'' (a blend of " A Scandal in Bohemia" and "

The Bruce-Partington Plans "The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans" is one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It is one of eight stories in the cycle collected as ''His Last Bow'' (1917), and is the second and final main appear ...

") also in 2001, and '' The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire'' (an original story) in 2002. Frewer's portrayal of Holmes was largely criticized once again.The Sherlock Holmes Collection

Differences from novel

Unlike the source novel, the movie features Holmes meeting with a Scotland Yard chemist named Professor Morgan who not only identifies the poison which killed Bartholomew Sholto but creates an antidote for Holmes.
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Cast

* Matt Frewer as

Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes () is a fictional detective created by British author Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a " consulting detective" in the stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, deduction, forensic science and ...

* Kenneth Welsh as Dr. John H. Watson *Johni Keyworth as Major John Sholto *

Sophie Lorain Sophie Lorain (born Sophie-Hélène Lorain; 20 November 1957) is a French-Canadian actress, director and producer. She is known for having played Anne Fortier in the highly rated television series '' Fortier'' that first aired in Quebec, Can ...

as Mary Morstan *Edward Yankie as John Small *Marcel Jeannin as Thaddeus / Bartholomew Sholto *Michel Perron as Inspector Jones

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sign of Four (2001 film), The 2001 television films 2001 films Sherlock Holmes films based on works by Arthur Conan Doyle Canadian television films 2001 in Canadian television English-language Canadian films Films directed by Rodney Gibbons 2000s Canadian films