Mystery ·Thriller ·Horror · United Kingdom · 1959 · 1h 27m

The Hound of the Baskervilles

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Director
Terence Fisher
Cast
Peter Cushing as Sherlock Holmes André Morell as Doctor Watson Christopher Lee as Sir Henry Baskerville Marla Landi as Cecile Stapleton David Oxley as Sir Hugo Baskerville Francis de Wolff as Dr. Richard Mortimer
Crew
Jack Asher — Director of Photography Alfred Cox — Editor James Bernard — Original Music Composer Peter Bryan — Screenplay Arthur Conan Doyle — Novel Anthony Hinds — Producer
Tagline

The Most Horror-Dripping TALE EVER WRITTEN!

Synopsis

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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Mood & Themes
countrysidebased on novel or bookdetectiverural areacursemoor (terrain)threatcrime investigationsherlock holmescrime scene investigation
Key Collaborators
Terence Fisher Director Jack Asher Director of Photography Alfred Cox Editor James Bernard Original Music Composer Peter Bryan Screenplay Arthur Conan Doyle Novel Anthony Hinds Producer Kenneth Hyman Producer Bernard Robinson Production Design
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