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A list of 10 adaptations of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic horror mystery, featuring Sherlock Holmes and a supernatural hound. Compare the ratings, cast, directors and release dates of different versions, from 1939 to 2000.
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Apr 14, 2022 · A farcical adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic detective story, starring Jake Ferretti as Sherlock Holmes and Serena Manteghi as Sir Henry Baskerville. The film was released in the UK in April 2022 and grossed $2.4 million worldwide.
- Tim Jackson, Lotte Wakeham
- 2022-04-14
- Comedy
- 110
A horror mystery film based on Arthur Conan Doyle's novel, starring Peter Cushing as Sherlock Holmes and Christopher Lee as Sir Henry Baskerville. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more.
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- Horror, Mystery
- Terence Fisher
- 1959-07-03
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- Production notes and credits
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The Hound of the Baskervilles, British mystery-detective film, released in 1959, that was adapted from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic novel of the same name. It served as Hammer Studios’ attempt to revive the Sherlock Holmes character and to begin a new movie franchise with Peter Cushing as Holmes and Andre Morell as Dr. Watson. It was notable as the first Holmes film to be shot in colour.
The Hound of the Baskervilles opens with a flashback to a brutal murder committed by Sir Hugo Baskerville (David Oxley), who is promptly killed by a mysterious and beastly attacker. The story then shifts to the film’s present, in the Victorian era, as Dr. Mortimer (Francis De Wolff) relates the scene to detective Holmes and his companion Dr. Watson, explaining it as the legend of the “Baskerville curse.” A giant demonic hound is said to stalk the eerie moors in the vicinity of Baskerville Hall and kill the estate’s heirs out of vengeance for Sir Hugo’s misdeeds. Holmes leaves Watson to protect Sir Henry Baskerville (Christopher Lee), the latest heir to the estate, as he conducts his own sleuthing in secret. Holmes eventually discovers that the real killers are lovely neighbour Cecile (Marla Landi) and her father (Ewen Solon), who are distant relatives of the Baskervilles and have their eye on the estate. As Cecile sets her huge dog—a Great Dane, not a hellhound as feared—on Sir Henry, Holmes and Watson arrive to save him. Cecile attempts to flee, but she is caught in the moor’s quicksand and dies.
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•Studio: Hammer Film Productions
•Director: Terence Fisher
•Producer: Anthony Hinds
•Writer: Peter Bryan
•Music: James Bernard
•Running time: 87 minutes
•Peter Cushing (Sherlock Holmes)
•Andre Morell (Dr. Watson)
•Christopher Lee (Sir Henry Baskerville)
•Marla Landi (Cecile)
- Lee Pfeiffer
This adaptation of the classic Arthur Conan Doyle tale follows the renowned British sleuth Sherlock Holmes (Ian Richardson) and his trusty companion, Dr. Watson (Donald...
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- Douglas Hickox
- Mystery & Thriller
- Ian Richardson
Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) is intrigued by a centuries-old legend in which every generation of the wealthy Baskerville family is eventually killed by a monstrous hound. Suspecting there...
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- Mystery & Thriller
The Hound of the Baskervilles. Films based on the novel The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902) by Arthur Conan Doyle .
