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The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Horror · Crime · Mystery · 1983

When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.

Movie details

The Hound of the Baskervilles

“Holmes and Watson's most chilling case... an age-old curse... a ravenous monster...”

1983 Horror · Crime · Mystery 1h 40m

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6.5 / 10

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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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What this film says about your taste.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Douglas Hickox

Written by

Charles Edward Pogue

Ian Richardson

Ian Richardson

Sherlock Holmes

Donald Churchill

Donald Churchill

Dr. John Watson

Denholm Elliott

Denholm Elliott

Dr. Mortimer

Glynis Barber

Glynis Barber

Beryl Stapleton

Brian Blessed

Brian Blessed

Geoffrey Lyons

Eleanor Bron

Eleanor Bron

Mrs. Barrymore

Edward Judd

Edward Judd

Barrymore

Court is in session

Put The Hound of the Baskervilles on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.