The Hound of the Baskervilles
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The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Most Horror-Dripping TALE EVER WRITTEN!

6.8 / 10 1959 1h 27mNR English
MysteryThrillerHorror

Storyline

When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.

Cast & Crew

Peter Cushing

Peter Cushing

Sherlock Holmes

Lead
André Morell

André Morell

Doctor Watson

Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee

Sir Henry Baskerville

Marla Landi

Marla Landi

Cecile Stapleton

David Oxley

David Oxley

Sir Hugo Baskerville

Francis de Wolff

Francis de Wolff

Dr. Richard Mortimer

Miles Malleson

Miles Malleson

Bishop Frankland

Ewen Solon

Ewen Solon

Stapleton

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Terence Fisher's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Hound of the Baskervilles is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker