The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)

Cast

Christopher Lee
as Sir Henry
Peter Cushing
as Sherlock Holmes
John Le Mesurier
as Barrymore
Miles Malleson
as Bishop Frankland

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Genres & Description

Action Horror Mystery

7.0 / 10

Returning to his family's manor house on the lonely moors after his father dies under mysterious circumstances, Sir Henry Baskerville is confronted with the mystery of the supernatural hound that supposedly takes revenge upon the Baskerville family. The famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr. Watson are brought in to investigate.

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Aleksandar Vil

That moment when Star Wars fandom recognized Tarkin (Holmes) and Count Dooku (Henry Baskerville) - @Monday, November 5, 2018 10:04 PM

Alex Davies

Peter Cushing was great as Holmes!! A shame that more Hammer films with Holmes didn't follow, this is a brilliant film. - @Wednesday, April 5, 2017 2:20 PM

billynightmare

dose anyone know what pipe Sherlock is smoking at 1:14 - @Sunday, January 31, 2016 7:49 PM

Yves Che

Terence Fisher, alors au meilleur de sa forme, a revisité le classique de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle « The hound of the Baskervilles » (1959). L’intelligence du réalisateur a été de respecter les grandes lignes du texte original pour mettre le spectateur en confiance et, sans crier gare, de dévier au quart de tour. On imagine rétrospectivement à quel point cette histoire de chien monstrueux a pu l’inspirer et lui permettre une nouvelle confrontation avec l’irrationnel. Tout juste acclamé par quatre succès (« The curse of Frankenstein », « The revenge of Frankenstein », « Horror of Dracula » et « The mummy »), il ne pouvait pas feindre abandonner un domaine où chacun l’attendait. Il focalisait tous les espoirs en cette fin des fifties. Lui seul semblait capable de réanimer les thèmes déchus du cinéma horrifique et de les pousser à un point d’excellence, jouant avec une esthétique particulière et misant sur des comédiens révélés en quelques films. Une fois de plus, le duo Peter Cushing et Christopher Lee allait manifester sa présence au générique. A des lieues des rôles masqués ou grimés qui avaient fait sa renommée, Lee campe ici un sir Henry craintif et au bord de la crise d’apoplexie. Jamais, on ne l’a vu aussi fragile. Quant à Cushing, il interprète à merveille un Sherlock Holmes plus british que la Reine, avec une retenue et une conviction qui sont parvenues à faire oublier la prestation de Basil Rathbone dans la version précédente (1939) et celle de Peter Cook en 1979. L’emploi de la couleur a permis à John Asher de contraster les intérieurs du manoir et les extérieurs nocturnes, de neutraliser les excès et de peaufiner le style gothique de la Hammer avec ce qu’on appelé « le noir et blanc coloré ». A lire ; "Frankenstein, Dracula et les autres sous les feux de la Hammer" de Daniel Bastié. - @Sunday, March 22, 2015 11:07 AM

Kohl423

Personally speaking this is one of my favourite versions on film of this story. With two Hammer Class acts in Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee plus excellent support, and in colour . If you are a Hammer fan then do not miss this on DVD. - @Tuesday, February 19, 2013 9:24 PM

TheLegoBrick94

can somebody put there full movie? - @Tuesday, January 22, 2013 1:47 PM

cohenhaywood10

Great film,but never really looked at the hound as evil,seeing as sir henry baskerville had just tried to rape before murdering a servant girl.Seem to be doing the world a favour if you ask me. - @Saturday, December 22, 2012 5:16 AM

D90Girl

Jesus Christ didn't skimp when he made Christopher Lee !! - @Tuesday, December 11, 2012 4:10 AM

D90Girl

That's somewhat of an understatement !! ** wink - @Tuesday, December 11, 2012 4:08 AM

DappelHoard

Peter Cushing is my favourite Holmes :3 The others are good but not quite as right or true to the character - @Tuesday, November 27, 2012 5:10 AM

Doc Malthus

With all due respect to all the other great actors who portrayed him, Peter Cushing was THE definitive Sherlock Holmes! - @Friday, November 16, 2012 7:02 AM

klilinoklire

The greatest story ever written... yeah, I know, modesty isn't your favourite sport... - @Sunday, September 23, 2012 8:29 PM

Helmut McFranklinstein

Basil Rathbone, Peter Cushing and Jeremy Brett were the best portrayals of sherlock Holmes IMO. - @Monday, July 9, 2012 12:11 AM

Filby

You couldn't have gotten a better actor for Sherlock Holmes than Peter Cushing in my opinion. Aside from being a hell of an actor, he was the spitting image of Sidney Paget's illustrations. No offense to other great Holmes actors such as Basil Rathbone, of course. - @Monday, June 11, 2012 10:28 PM

Whacko23

I have to say, the Grimpen Mire has always scared me more than the Hound - @Monday, February 20, 2012 4:25 PM

BattleBird9000

@MrSherlockWatson We have P.G. Wodehouse to thank for the popularisation of that misquote. I love P.G. Wodehouse, but I may never be able to forgive him for that. lol - @Tuesday, January 31, 2012 3:44 PM

diddymuck

Now THAT'S Sherlock Holmes...detached, cerebral, angry, never at rest and trifle bit nuts!! - @Sunday, March 6, 2011 8:53 AM

beepboop

@Mugenadri Lol.... did you know in the books Sherlock never said "elmentary my dear watson" in the books??? He has said elementary and he has said my dear watson but never at the same time - @Monday, September 20, 2010 7:55 PM

beepboop

This was the first Sherlock holmes movie in coulor - @Saturday, July 10, 2010 10:32 PM

Pamela Rose

Thanks for the comments, peeps! :oD - @Saturday, January 23, 2010 9:45 PM