The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)

Director:

Billy Wilder

Writers:

I.A.L. Diamond (writer)
Arthur Conan Doyle (characters)

Release Date:

29 octubre 1970 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Mystery

Frase comercial:

The world's greatest detective tackles his toughest case !

Plot:

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson assist a beautiful woman with amnesia who seeks her missing husband.

Plot Keywords:

U Boat | Midget | Sherlock Holmes | Bagpipe | Ballerina

Awards:

2 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

A marvelous, delightful, and must see look at the best know and most famous consulting detective.

Cast

Robert Stephens	...	Sherlock Holmes
Colin Blakely	...	Dr.John H. Watson
Geneviève Page	...	Ilse von Hoffmanstal, aka Gabrielle Valladon (as Genevieve Page)
Christopher Lee	...	Mycroft Holmes
Tamara Toumanova	...	Madame Petrova
Clive Revill	...	Nikolai Rogozhin
Irene Handl	...	Mrs. Hudson
Mollie Maureen	...	Queen Victoria
Stanley Holloway	...	Gravedigger
Catherine Lacey	...	Woman in wheelchair
Peter Madden	...	Von Tirpitz
Michael Balfour	...	Cabby
James Copeland	...	Guide
John Garrie	...	Carter #1
Godfrey James	...	Carter #2

También conocida como:

Vida privada de Sherlock Holmes, La (Spain) [es]

Duración:

125 min | Germany:120 min (TV version)

País:

UK

Idioma:

English | Russian | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Mono

Clasificación:

Iceland:L | USA:PG-13 (certificate #22200) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:11 | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (1988) | USA:GP (original rating) | West Germany:6 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Drumnadrochit, Loch Ness, Highlands, Scotland, UK

Company:

Compton Films

Trivialidades:

Christopher Lee replaced George Sanders on short notice.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The events start in August 1887 and apparently take place in the following weeks or, at most, months. However, Mycroft Holmes tells Queen Victoria that Kaiser Wilhelm II had Count Zeppelin working on dirigibles that could drop bombs on Buckingham Palace. Wilhelm II did not become Kaiser until 15 June 1888, and Zeppelin did not start constructing rigid airships until the 1890s.

Quotes:

Watson: Holmes, I hope I'm not being presumptuous, but... there *have* been women in your life, haven't there?
Holmes: The answer is yes.
[Watson breathes a sigh of relief]
Holmes: You're being presumptuous. Good night.

Movie Connections:

References Hamlet (1948)

A marvelous, delightful, and must see look at the best know and most famous consulting detective.

Of the films on Sherlock Holmes which have been made, this Billy Wilder version is a masterful blend of drama and comedy. It also has excellent score to match this marvelous film and its main character.

Robert Stephens has captured the mind set of Holmes with a bit of humor added. However, his performance seems slightly detracted with a touch of femininity, but works well within the framework of the film. Holmes, one of the best minds in England, also has a dark side.

Colin Blakely is a fun and delightful bumbling Dr. John Watson, as one might expect in a comic and light hearted film of this nature.

Who else to play Mycroft, but the very talented and marvelous actor, Christopher Lee, who is always a treat to watch.

Genevieve Page is an absolute beautiful and charming woman, making the perfect mystery woman, until her true identity is revealed. We discover a bit of Sherlock's past plans to have wed. But Ms. Page has become the only other woman that has managed to steel the affections of Sherlock's heart.

Over all, an excellent film and a must for any one who enjoys Sherlock Holmes. There is some silly and fun parts to this film, but it only adds to the color and favor of the film and characters. Keep in mind that this is not the PBS series in which you have an entirely different style of Holmes and Watson.

A tid bit for the true movie and Holmes' buffs who enjoy this film. The movie runs over 2 hours, but rumors exists that @50 minutes of the film were cut out before it was released. How marvelous it would be if the 50 minutes were found and added back to the film so we could see the full vision of what Billy Wilder wanted us to see. This leaves us with a real mystery as to what was left on a cutting room floor to be swept out. Or was it swept out? Perhaps as the film begins, the words of Dr. Watson are correct, "Somewhere in the vaults in a bank in London is a tin dispatch box with my name on it...". ???