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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The hound of the Baskervilles  Cover Image DVD DVD

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The hound of the Baskervilles / Twentieth Century-Fox presents ; Darryl F. Zanuck in charge of production ; directed by Sidney Lanfield ; screen play by Ernest Pascal.

Summary:

The first of the fourteen Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. After learning the history of the Baskerville curse from the hirsute Dr. Mortimer, Sherlock Holmes takes upon himself the responsibility of protecting sole heir Henry Baskerville from suffering the same fate as his ancestors: a horrible death at the fangs of the huge hound of Grimpen Moor. Unable to head to Baskerville mansion immediately, Holmes sends his colleague Dr. Watson to act as his surrogate. What Watson doesn't know is that Holmes, donning several clever disguises, is closely monitoring the activities of everyone in and around the estate.

Item details

  • ISBN: 0788605186
  • ISBN: 9780788605185
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (80 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
  • Publisher: [Orland Park, Ill.] : MPI Home Video, [2004]

Contents / Notes

General Note:
Based on the story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1939.
Special features: audio commentary with David Stuart Davies, photo gallery and original theatrical poster, selected theatrical trailers, production notes by Richard Valley.
Restrictions on Access Note:
For private home use only.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Peverell Marley; production design, Richard Day, Hans Peters; editor, Robert Simpson.
Participant or Performer Note:
Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Richard Greene, Wendy Barrie, Lionel Atwill, John Carradine, Barlowe Borland, Beryl Mercer, Morton Lowry, Ralph Forbes.
Target Audience Note:
Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD, NTSC ; Region 1 ; full screen presentation; Dolby Digital.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
For private home use only.
Language Note:
In English with optional English subtitles.
Subject: Holmes, Sherlock > Drama.
Watson, John H. (Fictitious character) > Drama.
Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930 > Film adaptations.
Private investigators > England > Drama.
Holmes, Sherlock > Drama.
Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930
Holmes, Sherlock.
Watson, John H. (Fictitious character)
Private investigators.
England.
DVD vidéo.
Genre: Feature films.
Feature films > United States.
Fiction films.
Video recordings.
Detective and mystery films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Detective and mystery films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings.
Drama.
Films de détective.
Films de fiction.
Vidéos.
Théâtre.

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