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The Hound of the Baskervilles
[1959]
Country
of Origin: UK
Year of Production: 1958
Running Times: 83 mins 3 sec [UK - video]
84 mins [USA - theatrical] 87 mins 13 sec [UK
- theatrical]
Format: Technicolor 35mm
Ratio:
Sound: mono
CREDITS
PRODUCTION
Production Company: Hammer Films
Executive Producer: Michael Carreras
Producers: Anthony Hinds, Kenneth Hyman [uncredited]
Associate Producer: Anthony Nelson-Keys
Production Manager: Don Weeks
SCRIPT
Script: Peter Bryan
Novel: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
DIRECTION
Director: Terence Fisher
Assistant Director: John Peverall
PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Jack Asher
Camera Operator: Len Harris
EDITING AND POST
PRODUCTION
Supervising Editor: James Needs
Editor: Alfred Cox
MUSIC
Music: James Bernard
Conductor: John Hollingsworth
SOUND
Sound Recording: Jock May
Sound System: RCA Sound Recording
MAKE UP AND
COSTUMES
Make Up: Roy Ashton
Hair: Henry Montsash
Wardrobe: Molly Arbuthnot
Hound Mask: Margaret Robinson [uncredited]
SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Sid Pearson
DESIGN AND SET
CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Bernard Robinson
MISCELLANEOUS
Continuity: Shirley Barnes
LOCATIONS
Locations: Bray Studios, Berkshire, England, UK
CAST
Peter Cushing [Sherlock Holmes]
Andre Morell [Doctor Watson]
Christopher Lee [Sir Henry Baskerville]
Marla Landi [Cecile]
Ewen Solon [Stapleton]
Francis De Wolff [Dr Mortimer]
Miles Malleson [Bishop Frankland]
John Le Mesurier [Barrymore]
David Oxley [Sir Hugo Baskerville]
Helen Goss [Mrs Barrymore]
Sam Kydd [Perkins]
Michael Hawkins [Lord Caphill]
Judi Moyens [servant girl]
Michael Mulcaster [convict]
David Birks [servant]
Elizabeth Dott [Mrs Goodlippe - uncredited]
Ian Hewitson [Lord Kingsblood - uncredited]
SUMMARY
Sherlock Holmes and Dr
John Watson are called upon to investigate the mystery of
the giant hound, apparently on the loose on Dartmoor,
that supposedly stalks the Baskerville family. Along the
way, they uncover a strange family plot that dates back
several generations.
CAPSULE REVIEW
The first colour version
of The Hound of the Baskervilles is
another winner for Hammer, a moody, atmospheric
adaptation that may not quite match the legendary Basil
Rathbone version but which makes up for it with wonderful
direction and performances. Cushing in particular is
fantastic in his first outing as Holmes and Andre Morell's Watson is a more dignified and
respectful portrayal than had been seen in the past. It
departs significantly from Doyle's original which has
alienated Holmes purist, but it remains nonetheless a
fine, eerie take on the story.
AVAILABILITY
Spain
Theatrical Distributor: C.B. Films
UK
Theatrical Distributor: United Artists
Video Distributor: Warner Home Video [PEV99260]
USA
Theatrical Distributor: United Artists
Video Distributor: Magnetic Video
CENSORSHIP HISTORY
Finland
Rating: K-16
UK
Rating: A [1959 - with unspecified cuts]; PG [1988 -
uncut]
TIMELINE
1959
February
9: UK - rated A by the BBFC [for theatrical release]
March
24: UK - trade show at the Hammer Theatre, London
May
4: UK - theatrical release
15: Finland - theatrical release
July
Day Unknown: USA - theatrical release
November
9: Denmark - theatrical release
1960
November
7: Spain - theatrical release
1988
July
27: UK - rated PG by the BBFC [for video release]
2001
December
2: UK - television broadcast [on Channel Four]
POSTER TAGS
The Most Horror-Dripping TALE EVER
WRITTEN!
Sherlock Holmes faces terror and death on
his greatest case
ALTERNATIVE TITLES
La furia dei Baskerville -
Italian title
Der Hund von Baskerville - German title
LINKS
SEE ALSO
Das Dunkle Schloß [1915]
The Hound of the Baskervilles [1920]
The Hound of the Baskervilles [1931]
The Hound of the
Baskervilles [1939]
The Hound of the Baskervilles [1972]
The Hound of the Baskervilles [1978]
The Hound of the Baskervilles [1983]
The Hound of the Baskervilles [1988]
The Hound of the Baskervilles [2000]
The Hound of the
Baskervilles [1982]
Der Hund von Baskerville, 3. Teil [1915]
Der Hund von Baskerville, 4. Teil [1915]
Der Hund von Baskerville [1914a]
Der Hund von Baskerville [1914b]
Der Hund von Baskerville [1920]
Der Hund von Baskerville [1929]
Der Hund von Baskerville [1936]
Priklyucheniya Sherloka Kholmsa i doktora Vatsona: Sobaka
Baskervilej [1981]
Sleepy Hollow [1999]
FOOTAGE INCLUDED IN
Peter Cushing: A One-Way Ticket to Hollywood [1989]
REFERENCES
MAGAZINES
Film Daily vol.115 no.114
[16 June 1959] p.6
review
Films and Filming vol.5
no.8 [May 1959] p.22 [UK]
review [by Derek Conrad]
Hollywood Reporter vol.155
no.21 [9 June 1959] p.3
review
The House That Hammer Built no.2
[April 1997] pp.91-95 [UK]
illustrated credits, synopsis, review
The House That Hammer Built no.10
[October 1998] p.98 [UK]
note
Kine Weekly 26 March 1959
p.14 [UK]
review
Monthly Film Bulletin vol.26
no.303 [April 1959] p.46 [UK]
credits, synopsis, review
Motion Picture Herald vol.215
no.12 [20 June 1959] p.308 [USA]
review
Variety 1 April 1959
[USA]
credits, review [by Rich] KEYWORDS
book into film, sherlock holmes, moors, dogs, legends, family curses
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