The Hound of the Baskervilles

1983

PG-13

1h 40m

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6.6/10

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

Directors

Douglas Hickox

Writers

Arthur Conan Doyle(novel by)

Charles Edward Pogue(screenplay by)

Stars

Ian Richardson

Donald Churchill

Denholm Elliott

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Sherlock Holmes

Dr. John Watson

Dr. Mortimer

Beryl Stapleton

Geoffrey Lyons

Mrs. Barrymore

Barrymore

Inspector Lestrade

Sir Henry Baskerville

Connie Booth

Laura Lyons

David Langton

Sir Charles Baskerville

Cabbie

Selden

Jack Stapleton

Directors

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Arthur Conan Doyle(novel by)

Charles Edward Pogue(screenplay by)

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Ian Richardson delivers quite engagingly here as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s fastidious detective “Sherlock Holmes” but I didn’t get so much from Donald Churchill’s contributions as his crucial sidekick “Dr. Watson” in this adapted for television movie. They are intrigued by the mysterious death of an aristocrat at his country home on remote Dartmoor and so descend on the place, at the invitation of “Dr. Mortimer” (Denholm Elliott) and with the new lord of the manor “Sir Henry” (Martin Shaw) to try and ascertain whether there is any truth to local rumours of a legendary hound tormenting the ancestors of the “Baskerville” family. Amidst the dense fog and with a quagmire lurking underfoot eagerly awaiting one false step, it’s a dangerous place to be! I thought Shaw, and his dodgy accent, also rather let this down but otherwise the production elements do work quite well and it looks good as they try to piece things together. It is quite tightly scripted; the supporting cast boasts an array of familiar British faces and the story is consistently paced as it builds nicely to a conclusion that isn’t quite as cinematically menacing as from 1939 or from 1959, but it is still quite effective. It’s all in the eyes…!

Geronimo196709 Nov, 2025