What's the Difference between A Slight Trick of the Mind the Book and Mr. Holmes the Movie?
In the Book |
In the Movie |
Sherlock Holmes
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Sherlock Holmes
Portrayed by: Ian McKellen
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Mrs. Munro
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Mrs. Munro
Portrayed by: Laura Linney
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Roger Munro
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Roger Munro
Portrayed by: Milo Parker
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Tamiki Umezaki
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Tamiki Umezaki
Portrayed by: Hiroyuki Sanada
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Ann Kelmot
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Mrs. Keller
Portrayed by: Hattie Morahan
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Mr. Keller
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Thomas Kelmot
Portrayed by: Patrick Kennedy
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Dr. Baker
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Dr. Barrie
Portrayed by: Roger Allam
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Constable Tom Anderson
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Inspector Gilbert
Portrayed by: Phil Davis
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In the Book |
In the Movie |
Holmes recalled a memory of a young distraught woman who came to his house with her dead infant she had recently removed from its grave. |
This does not happen in the film. |
Mr. Umezaki asked Holmes questions about how England faired during WWII. Roger asked Holmes many questions about the Japanese citizens physical appearance and their cities. |
These details are not in the film.
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Roger was an avid drawer. He drew pictures influenced by WWII. |
Roger does not draw. |
Roger’s father was army casualty in the Balkans during WWII. |
Roger’s father joined the RAF to avoid being a lowly Army mechanic. He was killed on his first mission in a bomber.
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Mr. Umezaki’s mother wanted him to join her in a suicide pact as revenge for her husband abandoning their family. |
Nothing about this in the film. |