
And Jeremy Kemp plays a villainous Baron out to discredit Freud and escape Holmes. Moriarty is dealt with in a completely unique way. The effects of addiction and withdrawal are more honestly dealt with, and since Meyer is a big fan of Conan Doyle, the movie references several plot points from the original mysteries. Often pop culture portrays a stereotypical Freud, who is obsessed with sexual symbols and wildly misinterprets dreams, but this version of Freud has more in common with Holmes and his scientific method. Watson, who plans a scheme with Mycroft to get Holmes to Vienna where Freud can help him. Duvall plays Holmes' sober and caring friend Dr. His paranoia of Professor Moriarty (Laurence Olivier in a cameo) being a master criminal at the heart of all of London's crime, is simply part of a deeper psychological issue. Williamson plays a manic Holmes, who has a serious addiction to cocaine.


This time Meyer has Sherlock Holmes meet Sigmund Freud. Nicholas Meyer's story is directed by Herbert Ross.

The production design by Ken Adam, who worked on many of the Bond films, brings much of Victorian England and Vienna to life.
