The Hound of the Baskervilles 1988 TV, 105 min. Genre: Mystery / Drama / Horror
Director: Brian Mills Cast: Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke, Raymond Adamson, Alastair Duncan, Ronald Pickup, Rosemary McHale, Kristoffer Tabori, Edward Romfourt, James Faulkner, Fiona Gillies, Philip Dettmer, Stephen Tomlin, Bernard Horsfall, Don McKillop, William Ilkley
The Baskerville family may have a curse on it in the form of a hound, and Dr. Mortimer (Alastair Duncan) asks Sherlock Holmes (Jeremy Brett) to investigate the death of the late Sir Charles Baskerville in order to prevent the new heir, his nephew Sir Henry (Kristoffer Tabori), from suffering the same fate. Holmes sends his assistant Dr. John Watson (Edward Hardwicke) to Baskerville Hall to look into the issue while Holmes performs his own investigation and realizes that someone in the family is ensuring that the curse continues.
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The Hound of the Baskervilles 1983 TV, 100 min. Genre: Drama / Mystery / Horror
Director: Douglas Hickox Cast: Ian Richardson, Donald Churchill, Martin Shaw, Denholm Elliott, Brian Blessed, Ronald Lacey, Eleanor Bron, Edward Judd, Nicholas Clay, Glynis Barber, Connie Booth, Eric Richard, Michael Burrell, Peter Rutherford, David Langton
Dr. Mortimer (Denholm Elliott) hires Sherlock Holmes (Ian Richardson) to investigate the murder of Sir Charles Baskerville. Mortimer tells Holmes that 350 years ago Hugo Baskerville traded his soul to the devil, and all of his ancestors have fallen under a curse and have been murdered when they inherited the Baskerville dynasty. Mortimer wants to protect the new heir, Sir Henry (Martin Shaw), from suffering the same fate. Holmes sends Dr. Watson (Donald Churchill) to investigate while Holmes, unbeknownst to Watson, arrives on the scene disguised as a gypsy to find the culprit.
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The Hound of the Baskervilles 1978 PG, 80 min. Genre: Comedy / Drama / Horror / Mystery
Director: Paul Morrissey Cast: Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Denholm Elliott, Dana Gillespie, Terry-Thomas, Joan Greenwood, Spike Milligan, Jessie Matthews, Roy Kinnear, Henry Woolf, Josephine Tewson, Max Wall, Prunilla Scales, Lucy Griffiths, Kenneth Williams
In this satire on the Arthur Conan Doyle story, Sherlock Holmes (Peter Cook) and Dr. Watson (Dudley Moore) encounter Dr. Mortimer (Terry-Thomas) who tells them about a curse on the male Baskerville family heirs. Dr. Watson arrives at Baskerville Hall to investigate and stays with the heir, Sir Henry Baskerville (Kenneth Williams), while Holmes searches for a way to relieve his tensions. Meanwhile, Watson looks for clues, but it will be Holmes who finally solves the case.
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The Hound of the Baskervilles 1972 TV, 78 min. Genre: Mystery
Director: Barry Crane Cast: Stewart Granger, William Shatner, Bernard Fox, John Williams, Anthony Zerbe, Jane Merrow, Sally Ann Howes, Brendan Dillon, Ian Ireland, Alan Caillou, Arline Anderson, Liam Dunn, Michael St. Clair, Constance Cavendish, Barry Bernard
In this made-for-TV version of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes tale, Holmes (Stewart Granger) is asked to investigate the Baskerville family curse and protect the latest heir, Sir Henry Baskerville (Ian Ireland). Holmes sends Dr. Watson (Bernard Fox) to the Baskerville estate to investigate, while Holmes disguises himself to perform undercover work. Together, Watson and Holmes learn that a relative of the Baskerville family plans to use a gigantic hound to kill Henry and then gain possession of the estate.
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The Hound of the Baskervilles 1959 N/R, 88 min. Genre: Mystery / Drama / Horror / Thriller
Director: Terence Fisher Cast: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Andre Morell, Marla Landi, Miles Malleson, Francis De Wolff, Ewen Solon, John Le Mesurier, Sam Kydd, David Oxley, Helen Goss, Michael Hawkins, David Birks, Judi Moyens, Michael Mulcaster
Peter Cushing delivers an excellent performance as Sherlock Holmes coming to the aid of Sir Henry Baskerville (Christopher Lee) who is under the spell of an evil curse. His father has been killed under mysterious circumstances, and Sir Henry asks Holmes to investigate. Holmes sends his assistant, Dr. Watson (Andre Morell) to the Baskerville estate on the Devonshire moors to look for clues. Meanwhile, Holmes hides in the moors gathering information, and, almost too late, Watson and Holmes save Sir Henry from the fate that his father suffered.
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The Hound of the Baskervilles 1939 N/R, 78 min. Genre: Mystery / Drama / Horror / Thriller
Director: Sidney Lanfield Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Richard Greene, Wendy Barrie, Lionel Atwill, John Carradine, Ralph Forbes, Morton Lowry, E.E. Clive, Mary Gordon, Barlowe Borland, Beryl Mercer, Eily Malyon, Lionel Pape, Nigel De Brulier
For the first time on film, Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce take on their roles of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. A huge hound has been killing the Baskervilles, and, following the killing of Sir Charles Baskerville, Holmes and Watson are given the job of solving the murder when the deceased's nephew, Sir Henry Baskerville (Richard Greene), calls on them to for help. Holmes sends Dr. Watson to the Baskerville estate to investigate. Meanwhile, Holmes, under disguise, monitors events at the estate and encounters more than a few mysteries before solving the crime.
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The Hound of the Baskervilles 2000 TV, 90 min. Genre: Mystery / Drama / Horror
Director: Rodney Gibbons Cast: Matt Frewer, Kenneth Welsh, Jason London, Emma Campbell, Gordon Masten, Robin Wilcock, Arthur Holden, Leni Parker, Ben Gauthier, John Dunn-Hill, Joe Cobden, Jason Cavalier, Barry Baldaro, Linda Smith, Nathalie Girard
Sherlock Holmes (Matt Frewer) and Doctor Watson (Kenneth Welsh) are asked to protect the new heir to the Baskerville estate, Sir Henry Baskerville (Jason London), from falling victim to the family curse. While solving the mystery of the curse that has caused the mysterious deaths of previous heirs to the Baskerville estate, Holmes learns that a hound is linked to the deaths, and now he tries to uncover who is behind the murders.
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The Hound of the Baskervilles 2002 TV, 100 min. Genre: Drama / Adventure / Mystery / Horror
Director: David Attwood Cast: Richard Roxburgh, Ian Hart, Richard E. Grant, Neve McIntosh, Matt Day, John Nettles, Geraldine James, Ron Cook, Liza Tarbuck, Danny Webb, Richard Hawley, Paul Kynman, Jim Norton, David McNeill, Casper Zafer
Dr. James Mortimer (John Nettles) asks Sherlock Holmes (Richard Roxburgh) for help in protecting Sir Henry Baskerville (Matt Day) who is the heir to the Baskerville estate following his uncle Sir Charles Baskerville's mysterious death. Mortimer tells Holmes and Holmes' assistant, Dr. Watson (Ian Hart), about a curse that supposedly involves a hound that kills the Baskerville heirs. Watson accompanies Sir Henry to the estate where he finds conflicting clues before Holmes arrives at the estate to help solve the case.
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