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The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

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The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
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PG13,2hrs 5min
Genre:
Drama
Released:
January 1, 1970
Director:
Billy Wilder
Distributor:
MGM
Starring:
Robert Stephens, Colin Blakely, Irene Handl  ...more
Synopsis: In Billy Wilder's cinematic homage to the spirit of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, British stage luminary Robert Stephens plays Holmes, while Colin Blakely is his friend and chronicler Dr. Watson. This self-described "hitherto suppressed and thoroughly fascinating" tale concerns Holmes' search for a missing mining engineer -- a case that may have a far-reaching effect on the national security of England. Along the way, Holmes falls in love for the first time in his life, with enigmatic foreign beauty Gabrielle ... Full Synopsis
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Lucia Bozzola, AMG Review
Mellow and romantic, Billy Wilder's mutilated late masterwork is more an intimate portrait of Arthur Conan Doyle's famed coke-sniffing, violin-loving, super-rational detective than a straightforward mystery. Shooting elegantly in England, Wilder and longtime co-writer I.A.L. Diamond mine humor from Holmes's suspect sexuality and make plain his drug habit. As played by Robert Stephens, their Holmes ... Full Review
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Robert Stephens
Sherlock Holmes
Colin Blakely
Dr. John H. Watson
Irene Handl
Mrs. Hudson
Geneviève Page
Gabrielle Valladon
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