The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
1977 | 56m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Joseph McGrath |
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| Writer: | Arthur Conan Doyle, Joseph McGrath, Jack Hobbs, John Cleese |
| Staring: |
| John Cleese is hilarious as the descendant of Sherlock Holmes in this modern detective drama of international power politics and intrigue. Unlike his illustrious grandfather however, he only succeeds in bungling every job he organizes. Also stars Arthur Lowe as the "bionic" grandson of Dr. Watson, Stratford Johns as the Commissioner of Police, and Connie Booth as Mrs. Hudson. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 18, 1977 |
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| Director: | Joseph McGrath |
| Writer: | Arthur Conan Doyle, Joseph McGrath, Jack Hobbs, John Cleese |
| Genres: | Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | assassination, detective, scotland yard, detective story, parody, villainess, spoof, global threat |
| Production Companies | LWT, Shearwater Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| John Cleese | Sherlock Holmes |
| Arthur Lowe | Dr. John H. Watson |
| Joss Ackland | President |
| Ron Moody | Dr. Henry Gropinger ( Kissinger ) |
| Connie Booth | Mrs. Hudson / Francine Moriarty |
| Christopher Malcolm | The Other CIA Man |
| Holly Palance | Air Hostess |
| Val Pringle | Black CIA Man |
| Dudley Jones | Hercule Poirot |
| Luie Caballero | Columbo |
| Kenneth Benda | M |
| Burt Kwouk | Chinese General |
| Gyearbuor Asante | African Delegate |
| Denholm Elliott | English Delegate |
| Nick Tate | 1st Australian |
| Josephine Tewson | Miss Hoskins |
| Burt Kwouk | Chinese Delegate |
| Stratford Johns | Chief Commisioner Blocker |
| Bill Mitchell | Klein |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Arthur Conan Doyle | Novel |
| Joseph McGrath | Screenplay, Director |
| Kenneth Higgins | Director of Photography |
| Rusty Coppleman | Editor |
| Hazel Pethig | Costume Design |
| Jack Hobbs | Writer |
| Ivor Slaney | Original Music Composer |
| John Cleese | Screenplay |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Humphrey Barclay | Producer |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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