The Hound of the Baskervilles (film)

The Hound of the Baskervilles is a 1959 mystery movie produced by Hammer Films and is directed by Terence Fisher.

The film is an adaptation from the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle novel of the same name and stars Peter Cushing as Sherlock Holmes, Christopher Lee as Sir Henry Baskerville and André Morell as Watson. It also starred Marla Landi, Ewen Solon, Francis de Wolff, John Le Mesurier and Miles Malleson.

Directed by Terence Fisher
Written by A. Conan Doyle (novel)
Peter Bryan
Tagline:Sherlock Holmes' Most Terrifying Adventure

Cast

Peter Cushing - Sherlock Holmes
André Morell - Doctor Watson (as Andre Morell)

Christopher Lee - Sir Henry
Marla Landi - Cecile
David Oxley - Sir Hugo
Francis De Wolff - Dr. Mortimer (as Francis de Wolff)
Miles Malleson - Bishop
Ewen Solon - Stapleton
John Le Mesurier - Barrymore
Helen Goss - Mrs. Barrymore
Sam Kydd - Perkins
Michael Hawkins - Lord Caphill
Judi Moyens - Servant Girl
Michael Mulcaster - Convict
David Birks - Servant

Plot

Returning to his family’s manor house on Dartmoor after his uncle dies under mysterious circumstances, Sir Henry Baskerville (Christopher Lee) is confronted with the mystery of the supernatural hound that supposedly takes revenge upon the Baskerville family. The famous detective Sherlock Holmes (Peter Cushing) and his assistant Dr. Watson (André Morell) are brought in to investigate.

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