The private life of sherlock holmes 1970 full cast. Directed by the great billy wilder, himself a big fan of sir arthur conan doyles super sleuth, this film was intended as a sort of anthology film dedicated to the titular subject. The private life of sherlock holmes 1970 directed by. Upon close inspection, it turned out to be a long lost prop made for 1970 film the private life of sherlock holmes. The film was envisioned as a collection of several short stories, with four segments filmed but two ultimately left out of the film to keep the running time down. The discovery was made by kongsberg maritime, a norwegian company working with visitscotland to explore the ecology of the loch and find out if.
But, wilder gives the private life of sherlock holmes a schmaltzy ending, and im a sucker for that kind of thing. Director billy wilder adds a new and intriguing twist to the personality of intrepid detective sherlock holmes. Incident at victoria falls 1992, and the the leather funnel episode of orson welles great mysteries 1973. Lavishly funny film highlights the relationship between holmes and watson, the. Downonhisluck hollywood producer barry dutch detweiler attempts to lure fedora, a famous but reclusive film actress, out of retirement. Wilder then screened his symphony to united artists. You wouldnt expect anything directed by wilder and scripted by his longtime associate ial diamond to be anything less than funny and watchable, and this is both. British stage luminary robert stephens plays holmes, as colin blakely plays his friend. The private life of sherlock holmes 1970 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The private life of sherlock holmes full movie hd film slideshare. Shooting commenced in may 1969 in pinewood studios outside london and lasted through november. Anything but elementary director billy wilder adds a new and intriguing twist to the personality of intrepid detective sherlock holmes. The private life of sherlock holmes subtitles 58 subtitles. The private life of sherlock holmes the archival edition soundtrack from 1970, composed by miklos rozsa.
The private life of sherlock holmes, however, must stand as an exception to this rule, for the simple reason that i love it too much. The private life of sherlock holmes masters of cinema. Watch the private life of sherlock holmes watch movies online. Holmes film link in last page to watch or download movie.
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I bought this blu ray as gift for a close friend for his birthday and we where both shocked to witness the lack care of care for the movie itself. Audiences never seem to tire of the brilliant baker street sleuth and filmmakers equally enjoy coming up with new spins on the wellknown yet enigmatic character. In the private life of sherlock holmes, his last great film, wilder found a way to combine these two themes in a film that seems sweet and perverse at the same moment, a valentine with a syringe in its hand. The private life of sherlock holmes turner classic movies. Although there are some terrifically funny moments, and on one level the wilderdiamond conception of conan doyles hero d. The private life of sherlock holmes 1970 soundtrack. The private life of sherlock holmes 1970 trivia on imdb.
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The private life of sherlock holmes was made during a period when hollywood was sinking its money into road show movies running three hours or more with engagements only at exclusive theaters. B illy wilders endearingly romantic the private life of sherlock holmes is back in a new print and its worth seeing just for alexandre trauners sets, especially a magical baker street. The private life of sherlock holmes full movie hd film the private life of. The private life of sherlock holmes 1970 yts download. The private life of sherlock holmes 1970 trivia imdb. Wilder had been fascinated with conan doyles urbane, obsessive sleuth since childhood. The private life of sherlock holmes is a 1970 film starring robert stephens and colin blakely in an unconventional but highly satisfying sherlock holmes adventure which falls into two parts.
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