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The Hound of the Baskervilles( 1959)

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The Most Horror-Dripping TALE EVER WRITTEN!

Overview

When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.

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      Peter Cushing

      Sherlock Holmes

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      André Morell

      Doctor Watson

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      Christopher Lee

      Sir Henry Baskerville

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      Marla Landi

      Cecile Stapleton

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      David Oxley

      Sir Hugo Baskerville

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      Francis de Wolff

      Dr. Richard Mortimer

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      Miles Malleson

      Bishop Frankland

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      Ewen Solon

      Stapleton

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      John Le Mesurier

      Barrymore

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      Helen Goss

      Mrs. Barrymore

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      Sam Kydd

      Perkins

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      Michael Hawkins

      Lord Caphill

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      Judi Moyens

      Servant Girl

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      Michael Mulcaster

      Convict

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      David Birks

      Servant

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    A review by Wuchak

    5
    Written by Wuchak on Mon Nov 08 2021
    _**There’s a reason you’ve never heard of this Hammer flick with Cushing & Lee**_ Around the turn of the century, Sherlock Holmes (Peter Cushing) and Doctor Watson (André Morell) try to protect the heir of the Baskerville estate (Christopher Lee) in southwest England after the former owner was found dead, rumored to be victim of a curse going back to the time of the English Civil War in the mid-1600s. "The Hound of the Baskervilles" (1959) is Hammer’s take on Arthur Conan Doyle’s oft-filmed tale. While there are some minor changes to the story, it doesn’t “wildly” deviate as some have cri...

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    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • countryside
    • based on novel or book
    • detective
    • rural area
    • curse
    • moor (terrain)
    • threat
    • crime investigation
    • sherlock holmes
    • crime scene investigation