Sherlock Holmes and the Great Escape

Sherlock Holmes and the Great Escape, originally titled The Great Detective Sherlock Holmes – The Greatest Jail Breaker, is a 2019 Hong Kong animated film based on the children's book series The Great Detective Sherlock Holmes. Toe Yuen and Matthew Chow (Chinese: 鄒榮肇) co-directed this film.[1] Some investments into the film came from the company Golden Scene.[2]

Sherlock Holmes and the Great Escape
Traditional Chinese大偵探福爾摩斯：逃獄大追捕
Simplified Chinese大侦探福尔摩斯：逃狱大追捕
Literal meaningGreat Detective Holmes: Escape and big pursuing
Hanyu PinyinDà Zhēntàn Fú'ěrmósī: Táoyù Dà Zhuībǔ
Jyutpingdaai6 zing1 taam3 fuk1 ji5 mo1 si1: tou4 juk6 daai6 zeoi1 bou6
Directed byToe Yuen
Matthew Chow
Based onThe Great Detective Sherlock Holmes
by Lai Ho
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese[1]

Shout! Factory released an English dub in Canada and the United States.[3]

Characters
Sherlock Holmes
  • Ken Wong (Cantonese),[1] Robbie Daymond (English)[4]
Dr. Watson
  • Monte Cho (Cantonese),[5] David Errigo Jr. (English)[4]
Mack
Scarface
  • Jerry Ku (Cantonese)[5]
Alice
  • Lizzie Freeman (English)[4]
Gordon "Gorilla" Riller
  • Kevin M. Connolly (English)[4]

Reception

Edmund Lee of the South China Morning Post gave the film three of five stars.[6]

Elizabeth Kerr of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that the film "colorfully tackles" several social issues.[1]

See also

References
  1. Kerr, Elizabeth (2019-07-29). "'The Great Detective Sherlock Holmes — The Greatest Jail-Breaker' ('Daaih jingtaam fukyi mosi — Touyuk daaih jeuibou'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  2. Chu, Karen (2019-03-18). "Filmart: Golden Scene Backs Animated Adaptation of Children's Book Series 'The Great Detective Sherlock Holmes' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  3. "Sherlock Holmes And The Great Escape". Shout! Factory. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  4. "Sherlock Holmes and the Great Escape". Apple TV. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  5. Kerr, Elizabeth (2019-08-02). "Animated tale of canine capers". China Daily. Retrieved 2023-05-04. - Alternate URL, PDF
  6. Lee, Edmund (2019-07-30). "'100pc Hong Kong-made' animated take on Sherlock Holmes adventures has genuine quality – review". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
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