"In 1947, long-retired and near the end of his life, Sherlock Holmes grapples with an unreliable memory and must rely on his housekeeper's son as he revisits the still-unsolved case that led to his retirement."
Ian McKellen
as Sherlock Holmes
Laura Linney
as Mrs. Munro
Milo Parker
as Roger
Hiroyuki Sanada
as Tamiki Umezaki
Roger Allam
as Dr. Barrie
Frances de la Tour
as Madame Schirmer
Hattie Morahan
as Ann Kelmot
Phil Davis
as Inspector Gilbert
Patrick Kennedy
as Thomas Kelmot
John Sessions
as Mycroft Holmes
Frances Barber
as Matinee "Madame Schirmer"
Charles Maddox
as Oswald
Takako Akashi
as Maya Umezaki
Zak Shukor
as Masuo Umezaki
Michael Culkin
as Bank Manager
David Foxxe
as Chemist
Oliver Devoti
as Ticket Agent
Mike Burnside
as Ann's Solicitor
Nicholas Rowe
as Matinee "Sherlock Holmes"
Sam Coulson
as Matinee "Thomas Kelmot"
Hermione Corfield
as Matinee "Ann Kelmot"
Kit Connor
as Boy
Zoe Rainey
as Boy's Mother
Eileen Davies
as Lady on Platform
Colin Starkey
as Dr. John Watson
Sarah Crowden
as Mrs. Hudson
Elizabeth Jane Cassidy
as Waitress (uncredited)
John Carr
as Patron in Cinema (uncredited)
Johnny Otto
as Army Officer (uncredited)
Paul Blackwell
as Station Passenger
Bill Condon
Director
Mitch Cullin
Novel
Jeffrey Hatcher
Screenplay
Arthur Conan Doyle
Characters
Carter Burwell
Original Music Composer
Tobias A. Schliessler
Director of Photography
Lucy Bevan
Casting
Virginia Katz
Editor
Martin Childs
Production Design
Keith Madden
Costume Design
Iain Canning
Producer
Anne Carey
Emile Sherman
Aviv Giladi
Executive Producer
Jonathan Houlding
Art Direction
James Wakefield
Charlotte Dirickx
Set Decoration
Susie Lewis
Costume Supervisor
Kim Armitage
Script Supervisor
Konnie Daniel
Key Hair Stylist
Dave Elsey
Makeup Designer
Jay Peck
Foley
Michael Minkler
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Warren Shaw
Supervising Sound Editor
Renuka Ballal
Visual Effects Producer
John Bair
Visual Effects Supervisor
Sean Farrow
Marc Covington
Camera Operator
Karina Silva
Jonathan Spencer
Gaffer
Jason Martin
Rigging Gaffer
Russell Kennedy
First Assistant Camera
Matt Windon
Ko Iwagami
Emily Brockmann
Casting Associate
Ruth Key
John Diesso
Digital Intermediate
Philippe Majdalani
Daniel Triller
First Assistant Editor
Len Blavatnik
Eliza Paley
Dialogue Editor
ADR Editor
Paul Carter
Property Master
Hair Designer
Greg Yolen
Co-Producer
Jack Morrissey
Paul Ritchie
Luca Borghese
Christine Langan
Zanne Devine
Amy Nauiokas
Vince Holden
Kate Glover
Unit Production Manager
Lance Roehrig
First Assistant Director
Alexander Holt
Second Assistant Director
Dom Channing-Williams
David Bowtle-McMillan
Production Sound Mixer