Murder by Decree (1979) • Discape

The Jack the Ripper murders. Sherlock Holmes lifts the veil of secrecy, corruption and terror at the heart of the throne of England itself. Clue by clue… Murder by murder…

Selected disc options for Murder by Decree

Extras	Kino BD-A 4K/US 2025	Kino BD-A/US 2020	Studio Canal BD-B/UK 2021	Anchor Bay DVD-1/US/OOP 2003
Audio Commentary by Barry Forshaw and Kim Newman			has extra
Audio Commentary by Howard S. Berger and Steve Mitchell	has extra	has extra
Audio Commentary by Director Bob Clark	has extra	has extra		has extra
Interview with Kim Newman (19:01)			has extra
Stills Gallery - Posters and Photos, Behind-the-Scenes (66, 35 Images)				has extra
Biography: Actor Christopher Plummer - Written by Avie Hern (26 Screens)				has extra
Biography: Actor James Mason - Written by Avie Hern (32 Screens)				has extra
Biography: Director Bob Clark - Written by Mark Wickum (24 Screens)				has extra
Theatrical Trailer	has extra	has extra		has extra
Screenplay (“Sherlock Holmes and Saucy Jack”) (PDF, 121 Pages)				has extra

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Notes

Kino’s Blu-ray includes trailers for: The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970), The Great Train Robbery (1978), The Silent Partner (1978) and Ordeal by Innocence (1984).
Anchor Bay’s DVD includes a 12-page booklet with writing by Michael Felsher (“Jack the Ripper, I Presume – Or How a Fictional Detective Became a Real-Life Killer’s Greatest Foe”).

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Presentation	Kino BD 2020 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p23.976 Overall bit rate: 37.82 Mbps Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 Length:2:03:49.672 File size: 35.73 GiB Audio File 1 Language: English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 1557 kbps Bit depth: 16-bit Subtitles English SDH
Presentation	Studio Canal BD 2021 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 Audio File 1 Language: English LPCM 2.0 Mono Subtitles English SDH
Extras	Audio Commentary by Barry Forshaw and Kim Newman Studio Canal BD
	Audio Commentary by Howard S. Berger and Steve Mitchell Kino BD
	Audio Commentary by Director Bob Clark Kino BD
	Interview with Kim Newman (19:01) Studio Canal BD
	Stills Gallery - Posters and Photos, Behind-the-Scenes (66, 35 Images) Anchor Bay DVD
	Biography: Actor Christopher Plummer - Written by Avie Hern (26 Screens) Anchor Bay DVD
	Biography: Actor James Mason - Written by Avie Hern (32 Screens) Anchor Bay DVD
	Biography: Director Bob Clark - Written by Mark Wickum (24 Screens) Anchor Bay DVD
	Theatrical Trailer (3:32, 480p) Kino BD
	Screenplay (“Sherlock Holmes and Saucy Jack”) (PDF, 121 Pages) Anchor Bay DVD