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* FakeBrit: Canadian Creator/ChristopherPlummer plays the very British Sherlock Holmes. Much of the rest of the cast is Canadian as well; including Creator/DonaldSutherland, Susan Clark, Creator/GenevieveBujold.

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* FakeBrit: Canadian Creator/ChristopherPlummer plays the very British Sherlock Holmes. Much of the rest of the cast is Canadian as well; including Creator/DonaldSutherland, Susan Clark, Creator/GenevieveBujold. Being a co-production between Canada and the United Kingdom, it is justified.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally Creator/PeterOToole and Creator/LaurenceOlivier were tapped for the roles of Holmes and Watson. However, the two acting legends didn't get along with each other and they concluded that they couldn't put aside their mutual dislike to work on a film together. This was the second time where O'Toole nearly played Holmes -- Creator/BillyWilder wanted him for ''Film/ThePrivateLifeOfSherlockHolmes''.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally Creator/PeterOToole and Creator/LaurenceOlivier were tapped for the roles of Holmes and Watson. However, the two acting legends didn't get along with each other and they concluded that they couldn't put aside their mutual dislike to work on a film together. This was the second time where O'Toole nearly played Holmes -- Creator/BillyWilder wanted him for ''Film/ThePrivateLifeOfSherlockHolmes''. He would eventually play the part in a series of Australian made-for-TV animated films.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally Creator/PeterOToole and Creator/LaurenceOlivier were tapped for the roles of Holmes and Watson. However the two acting legends didn't get along with each other and they concluded that they couldn't put aside their mutual dislike to work on a film together. This was the second time where O'Toole nearly played Holmes -- Creator/BillyWilder wanted him for ''Film/ThePrivateLifeOfSherlockHolmes''.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally Creator/PeterOToole and Creator/LaurenceOlivier were tapped for the roles of Holmes and Watson. However However, the two acting legends didn't get along with each other and they concluded that they couldn't put aside their mutual dislike to work on a film together. This was the second time where O'Toole nearly played Holmes -- Creator/BillyWilder wanted him for ''Film/ThePrivateLifeOfSherlockHolmes''.
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* AllStarCast: Creator/ChristopherPlummer, Creator/JamesMason, David Hemmings, Frank Finlay, Creator/DonaldSutherland, Anthony Quayle, and Sir Creator/JohnGielgud.

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* AllStarCast: Creator/ChristopherPlummer, Creator/JamesMason, David Hemmings, Susan Clark, Frank Finlay, Anthony Quayle, Creator/DonaldSutherland, Anthony Quayle, Creator/GenevieveBujold, and Sir Creator/JohnGielgud.
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* FakeBrit: Canadian Creator/ChristopherPlummer plays the very British Sherlock Holmes. Much of the rest of the cast is Canadian as well; including Creator/DonaldSutherland, Susan Clark, Genevieve Bujold.

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* FakeBrit: Canadian Creator/ChristopherPlummer plays the very British Sherlock Holmes. Much of the rest of the cast is Canadian as well; including Creator/DonaldSutherland, Susan Clark, Genevieve Bujold.Creator/GenevieveBujold.
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* DawsonCasting: Creator/ChristopherPlummer, age 50, as Sherlock Holmes, age 34, and Creator/JamesMason, age 70, as John Watson, age 36. MistakenAge may be a factor though.
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* FakeBrit: Canadian Creator/ChristopherPlummer plays the very British Sherlock Holmes.

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* FakeBrit: Canadian Creator/ChristopherPlummer plays the very British Sherlock Holmes. Much of the rest of the cast is Canadian as well; including Creator/DonaldSutherland, Susan Clark, Genevieve Bujold.

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* AllStarCast: Creator/ChristopherPlummer, Creator/JamesMason, David Hemmings, Frank Finlay, Creator/DonaldSutherland, Anthony Quayle, and Sir John Gielgud.
* CastingGag: Frank Finlay had played Lestrade in the ''other'' film where Holmes faces off against the Ripper -- ''Film/AStudyInTerror''.
** Sir John Gielgud who played Holmes in a radio series for the BBC opposite Creator/RalphRichardson as Watson.

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* AllStarCast: Creator/ChristopherPlummer, Creator/JamesMason, David Hemmings, Frank Finlay, Creator/DonaldSutherland, Anthony Quayle, and Sir John Gielgud.
* CastingGag: Frank Finlay had played Lestrade in the ''other'' film where Holmes faces off against the Ripper -- ''Film/AStudyInTerror''.
** Sir John Gielgud who played Holmes in a radio series for the BBC opposite Creator/RalphRichardson as Watson.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally Creator/PeterOToole and Creator/LaurenceOlivier were tapped for the roles of Holmes and Watson. However the two acting legends didn't get along with each other and they concluded that they couldn't put aside their mutual dislike to work on a film together. This was the second time where O'Toole nearly played Holmes -- Creator/BillyWilder wanted him for ''Film/ThePrivateLifeOfSherlockHolmes''.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally Creator/PeterOToole and Creator/LaurenceOlivier were tapped for the roles of Holmes and Watson. However the two acting legends didn't get along with each other and they concluded that they couldn't put aside their mutual dislike to work on a film together. This was the second time where O'Toole nearly played Holmes -- Creator/BillyWilder wanted him for ''Film/ThePrivateLifeOfSherlockHolmes''.''Film/ThePrivateLifeOfSherlockHolmes''.
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* CastingGag: Frank Finlay had played Lestrade in the ''other'' film where Holmes faces off against the Ripper -- "A Study in Terror".

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* CastingGag: Frank Finlay had played Lestrade in the ''other'' film where Holmes faces off against the Ripper -- "A Study in Terror".''Film/AStudyInTerror''.
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** Sir John Gielgud who played Holmes in a radio series for the BBC opposite Ralph Richardson as Watson.

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** Sir John Gielgud who played Holmes in a radio series for the BBC opposite Ralph Richardson Creator/RalphRichardson as Watson.

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* AllStarCast: Creator/ChristopherPlummer, Creator/JamesMason, David Hemmings, Frank Finlay, Creator/DonaldSutherland, Anthony Quayle, and Sir John Gielgud (who used to portray Holmes in radio episodes).

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* AllStarCast: Creator/ChristopherPlummer, Creator/JamesMason, David Hemmings, Frank Finlay, Creator/DonaldSutherland, Anthony Quayle, and Sir John Gielgud (who used to portray Holmes in radio episodes).Gielgud.


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** Sir John Gielgud who played Holmes in a radio series for the BBC opposite Ralph Richardson as Watson.
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* AllStarCast: Christopher Plummer, James Mason, David Hemmings, Frank Finlay, Donald Sutherland, Anthony Quayle, and Sir John Gielgud (who used to portray Holmes in radio episodes).
* FakeBrit: Canadian Christopher Plummer plays the very British Sherlock Holmes.
* RoleReprisal: Frank Finlay had played Lestrade in the ''other'' film where Holmes faces off against the Ripper -- "A Study in Terror".
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally Peter O'Toole and Laurence Olivier were tapped for the roles of Holmes and Watson. However the two acting legends didn't get along with each other and they concluded that they couldn't put aside their mutual dislike to work on a film together. This was the second time where O'Toole nearly played Holmes -- Billy Wilder wanted him for ''Film/ThePrivateLifeOfSherlockHolmes''.

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* AllStarCast: Christopher Plummer, James Mason, Creator/ChristopherPlummer, Creator/JamesMason, David Hemmings, Frank Finlay, Donald Sutherland, Creator/DonaldSutherland, Anthony Quayle, and Sir John Gielgud (who used to portray Holmes in radio episodes).
* FakeBrit: Canadian Christopher Plummer plays the very British Sherlock Holmes.
* RoleReprisal:
CastingGag: Frank Finlay had played Lestrade in the ''other'' film where Holmes faces off against the Ripper -- "A Study in Terror".
* FakeBrit: Canadian Creator/ChristopherPlummer plays the very British Sherlock Holmes.
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WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally Peter O'Toole Creator/PeterOToole and Laurence Olivier Creator/LaurenceOlivier were tapped for the roles of Holmes and Watson. However the two acting legends didn't get along with each other and they concluded that they couldn't put aside their mutual dislike to work on a film together. This was the second time where O'Toole nearly played Holmes -- Billy Wilder Creator/BillyWilder wanted him for ''Film/ThePrivateLifeOfSherlockHolmes''.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally Peter O'Toole and Laurence Olivier were tapped for the roles of Holmes and Watson. However the two acting legends didn't get along with each other and they concluded that they couldn't put aside their dislike to work on a film together. This was the second time where O'Toole nearly played Holmes -- Billy Wilder wanted him for ''Film/ThePrivateLifeOfSherlockHolmes''.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally Peter O'Toole and Laurence Olivier were tapped for the roles of Holmes and Watson. However the two acting legends didn't get along with each other and they concluded that they couldn't put aside their mutual dislike to work on a film together. This was the second time where O'Toole nearly played Holmes -- Billy Wilder wanted him for ''Film/ThePrivateLifeOfSherlockHolmes''.
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* RoleReprisal: Frank Finlay had played Lestrade in the other film where Holmes faces off the Ripper, "A Study in Terror".
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally Peter O'Toole and Laurence Olivier were tapped for the roles of Holmes and Watson. However the two acting legends didn't get along with each other and they concluded that they couldn't put aside their dislike to work on a film together. This was the second time where O'Toole nearly played Holmes -- Billy Wilder wanted him for "The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes".

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* RoleReprisal: Frank Finlay had played Lestrade in the other ''other'' film where Holmes faces off against the Ripper, Ripper -- "A Study in Terror".
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally Peter O'Toole and Laurence Olivier were tapped for the roles of Holmes and Watson. However the two acting legends didn't get along with each other and they concluded that they couldn't put aside their dislike to work on a film together. This was the second time where O'Toole nearly played Holmes -- Billy Wilder wanted him for "The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes".''Film/ThePrivateLifeOfSherlockHolmes''.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally Peter O'Toole and Laurence Olivier were tapped for the roles of Holmes and Watson. However the two acting legends didn't get along with each other and they concluded that they couldn't put aside their dislike to work on a film together.

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* RoleReprisal: Frank Finlay had played Lestrade in the other film where Holmes faces off the Ripper, "A Study in Terror".
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally Peter O'Toole and Laurence Olivier were tapped for the roles of Holmes and Watson. However the two acting legends didn't get along with each other and they concluded that they couldn't put aside their dislike to work on a film together. This was the second time where O'Toole nearly played Holmes -- Billy Wilder wanted him for "The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes".
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* AllStarCast: Christopher Plummer, James Mason, David Hemmings, Frank Finlay, Donald Sutherland, Anthony Quayle, and Sir John Gielgud.

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* AllStarCast: Christopher Plummer, James Mason, David Hemmings, Frank Finlay, Donald Sutherland, Anthony Quayle, and Sir John Gielgud.Gielgud (who used to portray Holmes in radio episodes).
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* AllStarCast: Christopher Plummer, James Mason, David Hemmings, Frank Finlay, Donald Sutherland, Anthony Quayle, and Sir John Gielgud.
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* FakeBrit: Canadian Christopher Plummer plays the very British Sherlock Holmes.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally Peter O'Toole and Laurence Olivier were tapped for the roles of Holmes and Watson. However the two acting legends didn't get along with each other and they concluded that they couldn't put aside their dislike to work on a film together.

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