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The Private Life Of Sherlock Holmes

1970, Movie, GP, 125 mins

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This unjustly forgotten Billy Wilder film takes on the much-loved character of Sherlock Holmes and all his vulnerabilities: his ambiguous sexuality and his cocaine addiction. The mystery begins one evening when a beautiful Belgian woman (Genevieve Page) turns up at 221B Baker Street asking Holmes (Robert Stephens) to find her missing husband. Although warned by his brother, Mycroft (Christopher Lee), to abandon the case, Holmes persists and the trail leads to Scotland's Loch Ness, where Holmes and Watson (Colin Blakely) come face to face with the legendary monster. Read the complete review for The Private Life Of Sherlock Holmes
From the collaborative genius of writer/director Billy Wilder comes this highly entertaining mystery that unfolds from Dr. Watson's (Colin Blakely) diary involving the great Sherlock Holmes (Robert Stephens).
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Length: 02:05:18
Posted: 11/25/2008
Director Billy Wilder provides a pair of revealing adventures concerning the world's greatest consulting detective.
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Posted: 8/1/2008
Synopsis: Touches on the intimacies in the masters detective's life. Based on the characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
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Posted: 12/2/2009
British stage luminary Robert Stephens plays Holmes, and Colin Blakely plays his friend and chronicler Dr. Watson in Billy Wilder's cinematic homage to the spirit of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. This self-described "hitherto suppressed and thoroughly fascinating" tale entails Holmes' search for a missing mining engineer a case that may significantly effect England s national security. While solving the mystery, Holmes finds his first love, an enigmatic foreign beauty named Gabrielle Valladon (Genevieve Page). Wilder emphasizes current topics of the 70s such as drug addiction and homosexuality.
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Length: 02:05:19
Posted: 12/16/2009
Year: 1970
Rated GP

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Cast
Robert Stephens: Sherlock Holmes
Colin Blakely: Dr. John H. Watson
Irene Handl: Mrs. Hudson
Stanley Holloway: 1st Gravedigger
Christopher Lee: Mycroft Holmes
Genevieve Page: Gabrielle Valladon

 

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