Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows on Blu-ray and DVD
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Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s fictional consulting detective, has been awarded a Guinness World Records title for the “Most Portrayed Literary Human Character in Film & TV.” as part of London & Partners’ World Record London.
The character, brought to life recently in film by Robert Downey Jr. in Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows – available now on Blu-ray and DVD – famously lived at 221B Baker Street, London and was renowned for his incredible powers of deduction.
Sherlock Holmes has been depicted on screen a massive 254 times since his creation in 1887. Through a combination of appearances in films, television series, dramas and documentaries, Sherlock – one of the great British literary exports – beats his nearest rival, Shakespeare’s Hamlet, by 48 portrayals to claim the record.
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, starring Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock, saw a largely British cast bring the thrilling story of Sherlock’s nemesis Moriarty and his destructive plot to life. The cast includes Jude Law as Dr. Watson, Stephen Fry as Mycroft Holmes, Jared Harris as Moriarty and Eddie Marsan as Inspector Lestrade.
Other literary figures in the top 10 include Cinderella (136), Robin Hood (127), Romeo (101) and Tarzan (85).
