Billy Wilder's The private life of Sherlock Holmes / the Mirisch Production Company presents ; produced and directed by Billy Wilder ; written by Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond.

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When a beautiful woman claims that her dear husband has disappeared, the investigation takes Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson to Scotland, where they uncover a plot involving a clandestine society, Her Majesty's Secret Service, and the Loch Ness Monster! But before he can deduce matters to the element...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Private life of Sherlock Holmes (Motion picture)
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Mirisch Production Company (Presenter)
Kino Lorber, Inc (Film distributor)
Other Authors: Wilder, Billy, 1906-2002 (Film director)
Diamond, I. A. L. (Screenwriter)
Stephens, Robert, 1931-1995 (Actor)
Blakely, Colin (Actor)
Handl, Irene, 1901-1987 (Actor)
Lee, Christopher, 1922-2015 (Actor)
Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930
Language:English
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
English dialogue; English subtitles.
Published: New York, NY : Kino Lorber Corp., [2014]
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Holmes, Sherlock > Drama.
Watson, John H. > (Fictitious character) > Drama.
Private investigators > Great Britain > Drama.
Missing persons > Investigation > Scotland > Drama.
Doyle, Arthur Conan, > 1859-1930 > Film adaptations.
Detective and mystery films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Doyle, Arthur Conan, > 1859-1930.
Holmes, Sherlock.
Watson, John H. > (Fictitious character)
Missing persons > Investigation.
Private investigators.
Great Britain.
Scotland.
Genre:
Drama.
Film adaptations.
Detective and mystery films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
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Summary:
When a beautiful woman claims that her dear husband has disappeared, the investigation takes Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson to Scotland, where they uncover a plot involving a clandestine society, Her Majesty's Secret Service, and the Loch Ness Monster! But before he can deduce matters to the elementary, Holmes makes an error that may jeopardize the national safety of Britain and ruin his reputation.
Note:Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1970.
Special features: Christopher Lee: Mr. Holmes, Mr. Wilder featurette; Interview with editor Ernest Walter; deleted scenes; Additional audio sequence; Deleted epilogue scene; Original theatrical trailer.
Based on the characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Call Number:AD3 D0161858 VideoDVD
Audience:
Rating: PG-13; for brief, drug-related ployt material.
Credits:Music, Miklos Rozsa ; editor, Ernest Walter.
System Details:DVD; NTSC, region 1; anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.
Cast:
Robert Stephens, Colin Blakely, Irene Handl, Stanley Holloway, Catherine Lacey, Christopher Lee, Genevieve Page, Clive Revill, Tamara Toumanova, Mollie Maureen, Peter Madden, Michael Balfour, James Copeland, Alex McCrindle, John Garrie, Godfrey James, Frank Thornton, Robert Cawdron.