"An affectionate bow to the master sleuth in this lavishly produced original that has Holmes rushing to New York City after discovering that his old nemesis, Moriarty, has kidnapped the son of the detective's long-time love, actress Irene Adler."
Roger Moore
as William Sherlock Scott Holmes
John Huston
as Professor James Moriarty
Patrick Macnee
as Dr John Watson
Charlotte Rampling
as Irene Adler
David Huddleston
as Inspector Lafferty NYPD
Signe Hasso
as Fräulein Reichenbach
Gig Young
as Mortimer McGraw
Leon Ames
as Daniel Furman
John Abbott
as Heller
Jackie Coogan
as Haymarket Hotel Proprietor
Maria Grimm
as Nicole Romaine
Marjorie Bennett
as Mrs. Martha Hudson
William Benedict
as Telegraph Office Manager
Paul Sorensen
as Man in Checkered Suit
John Steadman
as Stage Doorman
Robert Ball
as Charles Nicker
Vincent Barbi
as Workman #1
Roy Goldman
as Workman #2
Gil Perkins
as Carriage Driver
Harvey Parry
as Haymarket driver
Alvin Sapinsley
as Engineer
Shawn Mallory
as Woman on pier
Meredith Cutts
as Telegram boy
Geoffrey Moore
as Scott Adler
Writer
Arthur Conan Doyle
Characters
Boris Sagal
Director
John Cutts
Producer
Richard Rodney Bennett
Original Music Composer
Michael D. Margulies
Director of Photography
Raphael Bretton
Set Decoration
Don Hall
Sound Editor
Herman Lewis
Sound Mixer
Don J. Bassman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gloria Algeo
Hairstylist
Lawrence G. Paull
Art Direction
Shannon Litten
Costume Design
Ron Snyder
Makeup Artist
Frank Griffin
Mary Babcock
Samuel E. Beetley
Editor
Joyce Selznick
Casting
Nancy Malone
Executive Producer