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The Strange Case of the End of Civilisation as We Know It
Cover of the US DVD release
Directed byJoseph McGrath
Written byJohn Cleese
Jack Hobbs
Joseph McGrath
Produced byHumphrey Barclay
StarringJohn Cleese
Arthur Lowe
Ron Moody
Connie Booth
CinematographyKen Higgins
Edited byRusty Coppleman
Music byIvor Slaney
Production
company
London Weekend Television
Distributed byIndependent Television (ITV)
Release date
1979
Running time
55 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Strange Case of the End of Civilisation as We Know It is a 1977 comedy film directed by Joseph McGrath and starring John Cleese.[1] It is a low-budget spoof of the Sherlock Holmes detective series, as well as the mystery genre in general.

  1. ^ "Today's TV". The Guardian. 18 September 1977. p. 27.

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