The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

1970 • 2h 5m •

Mystery Crime Comedy

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★ 6.8/10

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When a bored Sherlock eagerly takes the case of Gabrielle Valladon following an attempt on her life, the search for her missing husband leads to Loch Ness and the legendary monster.

"Anything But Elementary."

Top Billed Cast

Robert Stephens

Sherlock Holmes

Colin Blakely

Dr. John Watson

Geneviève Page

Gabrielle Valadon

Christopher Lee

Mycroft Holmes

Tamara Toumanova

Madame Petrova

Clive Revill

Nikolai Rogozhin

Irene Handl

Mrs. Hudson

Mollie Maureen

Queen Victoria

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J John Chard Verified TMDB Critic

2019-06-02

Sherlock Holmes the Man Vs Sherlock Holmes the Legend.

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes is directed by Billy Wilder who co-writes the screenplay and story with I. A. L. Diamond. Based on characters created by Arthur Conan Doyle, it stars Robert Stephens, Geneviève Page, Colin Blakely, Christopher Lee & Irene Handl. Miklós Rózsa scores the music and cinematography is by Christopher Challis.

There were cases that Sherlock Holmes worked on that were deemed of a "scandalous nature" and not for public knowledge. But Dr. Watson made journals, and as Watson's private deposit box is opened...