---
title: 'Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Barry Levinson'
released: '1985-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 104
genres:
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/young-sherlock-holmes-1985'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090357/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)

1985 · 104 min · Mystery · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

Young Sherlock Holmes is a 1985 American mystery adventure film directed by Barry Levinson and written by Chris Columbus, based on the characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The film depicts a young Sherlock Holmes and John Watson meeting and solving a mystery together at a boarding school.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Barry Levinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-levinson)
- **Screenplay:** [Chris Columbus](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-columbus)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Bruce Broughton](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-broughton)
- **Producer:** [Henry Winkler](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-winkler), [Mark Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-johnson)
- **Director of Photography:** [Stephen Goldblatt](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-goldblatt)
- **Editor:** [Stu Linder](https://cinepixo.com/people/stu-linder)

## Cast

- [Alan Cox](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-cox) as Dr. Watson
- [Vivienne Chandler](https://cinepixo.com/people/vivienne-chandler)
- [Roger Ashton-Griffiths](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-ashton-griffiths) as Inspector Lestrade
- [Walter Sparrow](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-sparrow)
- [Nadim Sawalha](https://cinepixo.com/people/nadim-sawalha)
- [Roger Brierley](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-brierley)
- [Patrick Newell](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-newell)
- [Nigel Stock](https://cinepixo.com/people/nigel-stock)
- [Lockwood West](https://cinepixo.com/people/lockwood-west)
- [Michael Hordern](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-hordern) as Dr. Watson
- [John Scott Martin](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-scott-martin)
- [Fred Wood](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-wood)
- [Willoughby Goddard](https://cinepixo.com/people/willoughby-goddard)
- [Freddie Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/freddie-jones)
- [Nancy Nevinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/nancy-nevinson)

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