Tyburn Films
The Masks of Death – 1984

A Tyburn Production
72 Mins
TV Film
Storyline
Sherlock Holmes investigates the case of a string of mysterious deaths with no apparent causes and the case of a missing German Prince that could cause war between England and Germany.



Hammer Connections – 20
Role | Credited | Age at Release | Birth | Death | Age | Tyburn Credits | Hammer Credits | |
CREW -13 | ||||||||
Assistant Director | Brian Lawrence | 64 | 1920 | 2004 | 84 | 1 | 25 | |
Assistant Picture Editor | John Beaton | 55 | 1 Jan 1929 | 94 | 1 | 2 | ||
Camera Operator | Ray Sturgess | 56 | 28 Oct 1928 | Jan 2000 | 71 | 2 | 2 | |
Directed by | Roy Ward Baker | 58 | 19 Dec 1916 | 5 Oct 2010 | 93 | 1 | 8 | |
Film Editing by | Chris Barnes | 37 | 1 Jan 1938 | 5 Jun 2009 | 71 | 1 | 1 | |
Makeup Artist | Roy Ashton | 16 Apr 1909 | 10 Jan 1995 | 85 | 4 | 36 | ||
Music | Philip Martell | 77 | 6 Oct 1907 | 11 Aug 1993 | 85 | 4 | 103 | |
Music by | Malcolm Williamson | 43 | 21 Nov 1931 | 2 Mar 2003 | 71 | 1 | 3 | |
Production Manager | Clifton Brandon | 57 | 26 Jan 1927 | 20 Sep 2018 | 91 | 1 | 1 | |
Re-recording Mixer | Otto Snel | 47 | 7 Dec 1937 | 18 Dec 2022 | 85 | 2 | 11 | |
Sound Editor | Roy Baker | 57 | Jul 07 | Feb 11 | 84 | 5 | 29 | |
Wardrobe | Jean Fairlie | 60 | 25 Jun 1924 | 2007 | 83 | 1 | 1 | |
Writing Credits | Anthony Hinds | 52 | 18 Sep 1922 | 30 Sep 2013 | 91 | 3 | 84 | |
CAST - 7 | ||||||||
Alec MacDonald | Gordon Jackson | 61 | 19 Dec 1923 | 15 Jan 1990 | 66 | 1 | 3 | |
Alfred Coombs | Russell Hunter | 59 | 18 Feb 1925 | 26 Feb 2004 | 79 | 1 | 1 | |
Anton Von Felseck | Marcus Gilbert | 26 | 29 Jul 1958 | 65 | 1 | 1 | ||
Frederick Baines | James Cossins | 51 | 4 Dec 1933 | 12 Feb 1997 | 63 | 1 | 5 | |
Graf Udo Von Felseck | Anton Diffring | 68 | 20 Oct 1916 | 19 May 1989 | 72 | 1 | 3 | |
Mrs. Hudson | Jenny Laird | 72 | 13 Feb 1912 | 31 Oct 2001 | 89 | 1 | 1 | |
Sherlock Holmes | Peter Cushing | 71 | 26 May 1913 | 11 Aug 1994 | 81 | 3 | 24 |
Footnotes
This was Peter Cushing’s final television production before his death on August 11, 1994 at the age of 81. It is also The final time he would play Sherlock Holmes.
Details were complied viewing the actual film.
Source of viewing copy – The Hammer Graveyard Collection