Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (The)
- Director: Billy Wilder
- Writer: Arthur Conan Doyle; Billy Wilder
- Producer: I.A.L. Diamond; Billy Wilder
CGiii Comment
A rambling mess of a film...
It's not a comedy...because, there is no humour.
It's not a drama...because, it's too stupid.
Stephens is camper than camp and Wilder obviously lost the plot.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Director Billy Wilder adds a new and intriguing twist to the personality of intrepid detective Sherlock Holmes. One thing hasn't changed however: Holmes' crime-solving talents. Holmes and Dr. Watson take on the case of a beautiful woman whose husband has vanished. The investigation proves strange indeed, involving six missing midgets, villainous monks, a Scottish castle, the Loch Ness monster, and covert naval experiments. Can the sleuths make sense of all this and solve the mystery?
Cast & Characters
Robert Stephens as Sherlock Holmes;
Colin Blakely as Dr. Watson;
Genevieve Page as Gabrielle Valladon;
Christopher Lee as Mycroft Holmes;
Tamara Toumanova as Madame Petrova;
Clive Revill as Rogozhin;
Irene Handl as Mrs. Hudson;
Mollie Maureen as Queen Victoria;
Stanley Holloway as Gravedigger;
Catherine Lacey as Woman in Wheelchair