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The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes( 1970)

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Anything But Elementary.

Overview

Holmes and Dr. Watson take on the case of a beautiful woman whose husband has vanished. The investigation proves strange indeed, involving six missing midgets, villainous monks, a Scottish castle, the Loch Ness monster, and covert naval experiments.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Robert Stephens

      Sherlock Holmes

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      Colin Blakely

      Dr. John Watson

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      Geneviève Page

      Gabrielle Valadon

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      Christopher Lee

      Mycroft Holmes

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      Tamara Toumanova

      Madame Petrova

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      Clive Revill

      Nikolai Rogozhin

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      Irene Handl

      Mrs. Hudson

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      Mollie Maureen

      Queen Victoria

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      Stanley Holloway

      Gravedigger

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      Catherine Lacey

      Woman in Wheelchair

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      Peter Madden

      Von Tirpitz

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      Michael Balfour

      Cabby

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      James Copeland

      Guide

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      John Garrie

      First Carter

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      Godfrey James

      Second Carter

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      Robert Cawdron

      Hotel Manager

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      Alex McCrindle

      Baggageman

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      Frank Thornton

      Porter

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      Paul Hansard

      Monk

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      George Benson

      Inspector Lestrade

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      Anne Blake

      Madame

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Sun Jun 02 2019
    Sherlock Holmes the Man Vs Sherlock Holmes the Legend. The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes is directed by Billy Wilder who co-writes the screenplay and story with I. A. L. Diamond. Based on characters created by Arthur Conan Doyle, it stars Robert Stephens, Geneviève Page, Colin Blakely, Christopher Lee & Irene Handl. Miklós Rózsa scores the music and cinematography is by Christopher Challis. There were cases that Sherlock Holmes worked on that were deemed of a "scandalous nature" and not for public knowledge. But Dr. Watson made journals, and as Watson's private deposit box is opened som...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    10000000.00

    Revenue

    1500000.00

    Keywords

    • loch ness monster
    • german spy
    • midgets
    • sherlock holmes