The year is 1947. Sherlock Holmes (Ian McKellen) is 93 years old and living in almost total solitude in a farmhouse in Sussex. Here, he tries to keep himself to himself and tend to his bees, but is plagued by the fact that his once great mind has withered away to nothing. He remembers the final case he took, and how he was incapable of solving it. But now, with the help of his housekeeper's son, Sherlock Holmes shall once again solve a mystery.
On 5th September 2013, an announcement was made that the 2005 novel 'A Slight Trick of the Mind', by Mitch Cullin, would be adapted into a feature film. Director Bill Condon ('Dreamgirls') agreed to adapt a screenplay for the film, with help from screenwriter Jeffrey Hatcher ('The Duchess'). Principle photography for the film began on 5th July 2014, in the UK, and lasted for seven weeks of filming around the South Coast of England. The film appeared at the Berlin International Film Festival on 8th February 2015, and is set for a theatrical release in the UK on 19th June 2015.
Starring: Ian McKellen, Milo Parker, Laura Linney, Hattie Morahan, Patrick Kennedy, Hiroyuki Sanada, Roger Allam, Colin Starkey, Philip Davis, Nicholas Rowe, Frances de la Tour, Madeleine Worrall, Sarah Crowden, Takako Akashi, Zak Shukor, Kit Connor, Michael Culkin, Sam Coulson, Charles Maddox
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